random digit
collocation in Englishmeaningsofrandomanddigit
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random
adjective
uk/ˈræn.dəm/us/ˈræn.dəm/
happening, done, or chosen by chance rather than according to ...
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digit
noun[C]
uk/ˈdɪdʒ.ɪt/us/ˈdɪdʒ.ɪt/
any one of the ten numbers 0 ...
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(Definition ofrandomanddigitfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Arandomdigitdialing telephone survey may have provided a more representative sample and a higher response rate.
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For each case, one agematched neighbourhood control was identified either by the case or byrandomdigitdialling.
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A marketing and opinion research company identified community controls using arandomdigitdialing procedure.
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The subjects were chosen by arandomdigitdialing technique that reaches people with listed and unlisted phone numbers.
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The sample selection procedures were based on arandomdigitdial telephone survey design.
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Households were contacted randomly by modifiedrandomdigittelephone dialling.
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The investigators subcontracted with a marketing and opinion research company that identified controls using arandomdigitdialing procedure.
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Randomdigitdialling was used to select a sample of households within each state or territory.
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Randomdigitdialing has the advantage that it includes unlisted numbers that would be missed if the numbers were selected from a phone book.
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An important consideration inrandomdigitdialing surveys is bias introduced by non-responders.
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Common methods of doing this include drawing names out of a hat or using arandomdigitchart.
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When a ten-sided die is rolled for arandomdigit, the outcome can be interpreted as 0-9 or (more commonly in role-playing) 1-10.
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Similarly, households with more than one telephone line have a greater chance of being selected in arandomdigitdialing sample, and weights can adjust for this.
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Children were required to repeat increasingly long strings of random digits.
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An example is measuring the time between user keystrokes, and then taking the least significant bit (or two or three) of the count as arandomdigit.
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