double-blind study

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double-blind study - 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"

double-blind experiment, double-blind procedure

experimental procedure - the specific techniques used in conducting a particular experiment

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