Randomization Is a Procedure That Eliminates the Effects of Extraneous

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Randomization is a procedure that eliminates the effects of extraneous factors during an experiment, even prior to the administration of treatments, by creating blocks of experimental units so that all units within any one block are as alike as possible with respect to these factors.

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