{
  "schema": "vedokrok.public-item.v1",
  "release_id": "MHC-RPUB-20260920-75ad787a",
  "url": "/knowledge/hide-condition-labels-from-the-person-judging-the-outcome",
  "id": "MHC-D-RESEARCH-0262",
  "version": "0.1.0",
  "title": "Hide condition labels from the person judging the outcome",
  "summary": "The evaluator should not have to fight the label before judging the work.",
  "kind": "protocol",
  "body": "Where feasible, present outputs without revealing their condition, author or expected winner. Specify who remains unaware and what they assess. Blinding is a design choice about information access, not a ceremonial word added to the report.",
  "limits": [
    "Some interventions cannot conceal their condition. Blinding one assessor does not make every part of a study blinded."
  ],
  "topics": [
    "union-statistical-judgment"
  ],
  "intents": [],
  "source_ids": [
    "RS-26F1D4FD9F13C1E9"
  ],
  "evidence": [
    {
      "claim": "Blinding keeps specified participants or assessors unaware of condition identity where this is feasible.",
      "source_id": "RS-26F1D4FD9F13C1E9",
      "role": "supports",
      "note": "Who was blinded matters more than an unexplained label such as double-blind.",
      "locator": "Blinding definitions and observer example"
    }
  ],
  "use_when": [
    "An evaluation may be influenced by knowing which version is supposed to be better."
  ],
  "avoid_when": [
    "Some interventions cannot conceal their condition. Blinding one assessor does not make every part of a study blinded."
  ],
  "example": "A reviewer scores anonymized writing samples without seeing which drafting method produced each one.",
  "check": "The judgment was made without the avoidable label cue, and exceptions are disclosed.",
  "steps": [
    "Identify the judgment that could be influenced by condition identity.",
    "Use neutral identifiers and an agreed assessment procedure where safe and practical.",
    "Record who was blinded and any clues that may have revealed the condition."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "RS-26F1D4FD9F13C1E9",
      "title": "Introductory Statistics 2e, 1.4: Experimental Design and Ethics",
      "url": "https://openstax.org/books/introductory-statistics-2e/pages/1-4-experimental-design-and-ethics"
    }
  ],
  "relations": [],
  "collections": [
    {
      "id": "RC-D4FD0B28897E9517",
      "title": "Check what a study can actually tell you",
      "url": "/collections/check-what-a-study-can-actually-tell-you"
    }
  ]
}