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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
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Double-blind Experiment
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. ..."