-=> Quoting Jerry Schwartz to Regina Finan <=-
JS> A double-blind study is one in which neither the person being treated
JS> nor the person evaluating the results of the treatment know who is
JS> getting which treatment. That way you hope you eliminate the effects
JS> of expectations in both the patients (who may react differently if
JS> they know) and the evaluators (who may score differently if they
JS> know).
JS> The recent study on the effect of color on the efficacy of medications
JS> shows just how important these effects can be.
JS> Jerry Schwartz
Thanks, I thought that is what it mite be, but was not sure.
Regina
... "What?!? This isn't the Files section?!?"
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