Bla ordlisten:
stratification, stratified allocation
Stratified randomization is used to achieve balanced numbers of participants with characteristics of known, or possible, prognostic importance (e.g.,age, or the severity of a health condtion) in treatment comparison groups.
Separate randomization is performed for each characteristic (stratum).
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