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How to pick a random name from a list in Excel

Select winners in Excel using classic INDEX formulas or modern CHOOSEROWS and TAKE combinations.
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How to randomize rows in an Excel table without scrambling your data

Master row randomization in Excel using the classic helper column method or the dynamic SORTBY function.
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Generating random numbers

Randomness can be a Good Thing. If your system generates truly random numbers, it can avoid and withstand network packet collisions just one of many applications. Here's what you need to know about ...
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Random, but not by chance: A quantum random-number generator for encryption, security

Random number sequences are essential to a host of encryption schemes. But true randomness in the strict sense is not possible in the classical world; it only occurs in quantum-mechanical processes.