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A convenient and practical method is presented for the generation of unbiased random sequences. The method is based on combining discrete outputs and does not require either precisely specified and unbiased input or complex procedures and equipment.
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Friedman, H. The Snow White randomizer: Simple, economical, and the fairest one of all. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 12, 227–228 (1978). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03329678
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