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  • June 11, 2020
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I am using a randomiser with counts to assign participants to different blocks. Say i allocate the counts as 10 for one block, 10 for another block and 20 for a final block. If a 41st person were to take my survey, would they a) not see any of the randomised content or b) be randomly allocated to one of the blocks?

Best answer by LaurenK

Hi zoe_p! It sounds like you are using the Evenly Presents feature. If so, check out the example found on this support page - the 41st person who takes your survey will randomly be presented one of the blocks.
Example: You have Evenly Present Elements selected. You have been randomly assigning respondents 1 of 3 blocks for about a week. 15 people have responded, meaning each block was presented 5 times. You decide to add a new, fourth block. The fourth block may appear 5 times in a row to equalize it with the other blocks. After this, the assignment will be random again.

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      • June 29, 2020

      Hi zoe_p! It sounds like you are using the Evenly Presents feature. If so, check out the example found on this support page - the 41st person who takes your survey will randomly be presented one of the blocks.
      Example: You have Evenly Present Elements selected. You have been randomly assigning respondents 1 of 3 blocks for about a week. 15 people have responded, meaning each block was presented 5 times. You decide to add a new, fourth block. The fourth block may appear 5 times in a row to equalize it with the other blocks. After this, the assignment will be random again.

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