Elementary Statistics (12th Edition)

Published by Pearson
ISBN 10: 0321836960
ISBN 13: 978-0-32183-696-0

Chapter 1 - Introduction to Statistics - 1-4 Collecting Sample Data - Beyond the Basics - Page 34: 35

Answer

Blinding is when mostly the subject does not know which treatment was given to him. This is useful because then nobody is prejudiced but we will get correct results.

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Blinding is when the subject or even the producer of the experiment does not know which treatment was given to each subject. This is useful because then nobody is biased or prejudiced but we will get correct results.
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