at random
Example Sentences
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He and his team selected 50 stocks at random from the 500 largest companies by market capitalization each month since 1999, assigning them equal starting weights.
From Barron's
Wolf kills aren't distributed at random, Loretto said, occurring more often on flatter terrain or in open valleys where chases are more likely.
From Barron's
In these "RCTs," participants are assigned at random to different groups.
From Science Daily
An aide flashed the overhead lights on and off at random.
From Los Angeles Times
He pulled a book off a nonfiction shelf at random—it was something about tax codes.
From Literature
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