Definition of Double-blind experiment

1. Noun. An experimental procedure in which neither the subjects of the experiment nor the persons administering the experiment know the critical aspects of the experiment. "A double-blind procedure is used to guard against both experimenter bias and placebo effects"


Medical Definition of Double-blind experiment

1. An experiment conducted with neither experimenter nor subjects knowing which experiment is the control; prevents bias in recording results. See: double-masked experiment. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Double-blind Experiment

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Literary usage of Double-blind experiment

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Drug Abuse and Drug Abuse Research (1991): The Third Triennial Report to edited by MaryLouise Embrey, Christine R. Hartel (1999)
"... a drug is to conduct a placebo-controlled, double-blind experiment in order to investigate the drug's behavior- reinforcing and subjective properties, ..."

2. The Changing Transitions to Adulthood in Developing Countries: Selected Studies by Cynthia B. Lloyd (2005)
"... such as increasing use of health clinics, the ideal approach generally is thought to be a double-blind experiment with random assignment to treatment ..."

3. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: State of the Science, Best Practicesby Peter S. Jensen, James R. Cooper by Peter S. Jensen, James R. Cooper (2002)
"Megavitamins and learning disorders: A controlled double-blind experiment. Journal of Nutrition, 159, 819—826. Kessel, JB, & Zimmerman, M. (1993). ..."

4. Air Quality Criteria for Oxides of Nitrogenby Dennis J. Kotchmar by Dennis J. Kotchmar (1996)
"Mohsenin, V. (1987b) Effect of vitamin C on NO2-induced airway hyperresponsiveness in normal subjects: a randomized double-blind experiment. Am. Rev. ..."

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