select

English translation: select is fine

20:33 Jan 9, 2014
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Mathematics & Statistics
English term or phrase: select
For this study, 5,000 orthopedic hospitals and clinics were randomly **selected** from 10,235 clinics listed in the telephone directory.

In this case should "chosen" be used instead of "selected"?
Because "select" means to choose carefully and this case they did not choose carefully. Is it right?
Thank you.
yoshimi
Japan
Local time: 18:39
Selected answer:select is fine
Explanation:
And randomly selected is a very common, and accepted phrase for exactly this type of use.

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Suppose the sediment density (g/cm^3) of a randomly selected
specimen from a certain region is normally distributed with mean
2.65
and standard deviation
.85
(suggested in "Modeling Sediment
and Water Column Interactions for Hydrophobic pollutants,"
Water
Research,
1984, pp. 1169-117
http://users.humboldt.edu/beth.eschenbach/engr323/hw/CH5/5-5...


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What is the probability of a randomly selected individual being a male who smokes? This is just a joint probability. The number of "Male and Smoke" divided by the total = 19/100 = 0.19
https://people.richland.edu/james/lecture/m170/ch05-cnd.html


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Aust J Physiother. 2003;49(4):233-41.
Efficacy of "therapist-selected" versus "randomly selected" mobilisation techniques for the treatment of low back pain: a randomised controlled trial.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14632622
Selected response from:

Stephanie Ezrol
United States
Local time: 05:39
Grading comment
Thank you very much.
(from Oxford) Random: adjective

1made, done, or happening without method or conscious decision:apparently random violence
Statistics governed by or involving equal chances for each item:a random sample of 100 households
(of masonry) with stones of irregular size and shape.

2 informal odd, unusual, or unexpected:the class was hard but he was so random that it was always fun

So I was confused.
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SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
5 +11select is fine
Stephanie Ezrol
Summary of reference entries provided
An example of standard usage
Victoria Britten

Discussion entries: 2





  

Answers


6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +11
select is fine


Explanation:
And randomly selected is a very common, and accepted phrase for exactly this type of use.

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Note added at 8 mins (2014-01-09 20:41:55 GMT)
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Suppose the sediment density (g/cm^3) of a randomly selected
specimen from a certain region is normally distributed with mean
2.65
and standard deviation
.85
(suggested in "Modeling Sediment
and Water Column Interactions for Hydrophobic pollutants,"
Water
Research,
1984, pp. 1169-117
http://users.humboldt.edu/beth.eschenbach/engr323/hw/CH5/5-5...


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Note added at 9 mins (2014-01-09 20:43:03 GMT)
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What is the probability of a randomly selected individual being a male who smokes? This is just a joint probability. The number of "Male and Smoke" divided by the total = 19/100 = 0.19
https://people.richland.edu/james/lecture/m170/ch05-cnd.html


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Note added at 11 mins (2014-01-09 20:45:02 GMT)
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Aust J Physiother. 2003;49(4):233-41.
Efficacy of "therapist-selected" versus "randomly selected" mobilisation techniques for the treatment of low back pain: a randomised controlled trial.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14632622


Stephanie Ezrol
United States
Local time: 05:39
Native speaker of: English
Grading comment
Thank you very much.
(from Oxford) Random: adjective

1made, done, or happening without method or conscious decision:apparently random violence
Statistics governed by or involving equal chances for each item:a random sample of 100 households
(of masonry) with stones of irregular size and shape.

2 informal odd, unusual, or unexpected:the class was hard but he was so random that it was always fun

So I was confused.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Veronica Prpic Uhing
5 mins
  -> Thanks.

agree  Tony M: 'selected' is commonly used in a more formal register when less formally we might say 'chosen' or 'picked'; it only specifically means '(carefully) selected' in certain contexts / expressions.
12 mins
  -> Thanks.

agree  Charles Davis
22 mins
  -> Thanks.

agree  Sabine Akabayov, PhD
27 mins
  -> Thanks.

agree  DLyons: Standard terminology.
36 mins
  -> Thanks.

agree  Victoria Britten: Whoops! I removed my answer and forgot to "agree" with yours!
58 mins
  -> Thanks. Well at least you had some fun in "Whoops"ing.

agree  Jean-Claude Gouin
1 hr
  -> Thanks.

agree  Yvonne Gallagher
2 hrs
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agree  Petro Ebersöhn (X)
8 hrs
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agree  Edith Kelly
11 hrs
  -> Thanks.

agree  Thayenga: :)
13 hrs
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Reference comments


9 mins peer agreement (net): +1
Reference: An example of standard usage

Reference information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_random_sample

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Sorry, hit "send" without realising I'd copied the wrong link!
Here it is: http://www.socialresearchmethods.net/kb/random.htm

Victoria Britten
France
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Tony M
10 mins
  -> Thanks, Tony!
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