DOUBLE-BLIND STUDY

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

An experimental procedure in which neither the subjects of the experiment nor the persons administering the experiment know the critical aspects of the experiment

Example:

a double-blind procedure is used to guard against both experimenter bias and placebo effects

Synonyms:

double-blind experiment; double-blind procedure; double-blind study

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Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("double-blind study" is a kind of...):

experimental procedure (the specific techniques used in conducting a particular experiment)

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