ወዲያውኑ ግልጽ ላይሆን ይችላል ቢሆንም, ረቂቅ ሎተሪ አንድ በዘፈቀደ ቁጥጥር ሙከራ አንድ ወሳኝ ተመሳሳይነት አለው: በሁለቱም ሁኔታዎች ውስጥ ተሳታፊዎች በዘፈቀደ ሕክምና ለመቀበል ይመደባሉ.
Although it might not be immediately apparent, a draft lottery has a critical similarity to a randomized controlled experiment: in both situations participants are randomly assigned to receive a treatment.