The Basic Practice of Statistics 7th Edition

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 146414253X
ISBN 13: 978-1-46414-253-6

Chapter 9 - Producing Data: Experiments - Apply Your Knowledge - Page 241: 9.14

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A double-blind experiment is one in which neither the subjects nor the individuals who measure know which treatment was received. A randomized experiment randomly assigns all individuals to a group. Placebo-controlled indicates that there is a placebo group. A placebo is a substance or treatment with no active therapeutic effect that looks like the actual substance being tested.

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A double-blind experiment is one in which neither the subjects nor the individuals who measure know which treatment was received. A randomized experiment randomly assigns all individuals to a group. Placebo-controlled indicates that there is a placebo group. A placebo is a substance or treatment with no active therapeutic effect that looks like the actual substance being tested.
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