randomista
randomista noun: a proponent of randomized trials as the optimal form of research.
Noun
randomista (plural randomistas)
- A proponent of randomized trials as the optimal form of research.
- He is against “one-size-fits-all” policy rules and favors experimentation, but he is skeptical of the experimental claims by the “randomistas.”2010, Jessica Cohen, William Easterly, What Works in Development?: Thinking Big and Thinking Small, →ISBN
- 'If we don't know whether we are doing any good, then we are not any better than the medieval doctors and their leeches,' says Esther Duflo, a leading randomista.2011, Tim Harford, Adapt: Why Success Always Starts with Failure, →ISBN
Forms of randomista
| plural | randomistas |
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Origin of randomista
From random + -ista.
Questions about randomista
- What does randomista mean?
- Randomista means a proponent of randomized trials as the optimal form of research.
- What part of speech is randomista?
- Randomista is a noun.
- What is the plural of randomista?
- The plural of randomista is randomistas.
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