What is "blinding" and what is its purpose? (Select one). A. Blinding means you begin with the null hypothesis, and base your conclusions totally on a statistical analysis of the data without any preconceived ideas. B. Blinding refers to equipoise, i.e. uncertainty regarding whether a new treatment is effective. C. Blinding means that the subjects and/or investigators do not know which treatment group the subject is in. The purpose is to prevent bias in assessing the outcome. D. Blinding occurs when the results totally disagree with previously published studies. Its purpose is to cause a re-evaluation of the data.
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Option B refers to equipoise, which is a concept related to uncertainty in clinical trials but not the definition of blinding. Option C defines blinding as the process where subjects and/or investigators do not know which treatment group the subject is in, with Show more…
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