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Double-Blind Pretest-Posttest Experimental Design

The double-blind pretest-posttest experimental design is a true experiment in which participants are randomly assigned to treatment and control conditions, outcome data are collected both before and after the intervention, and neither participants nor outcome assessors know which condition each participant received. Combining baseline measurement with strong blinding, the design controls for both pre-existing group differences and expectancy-driven bias, making it a gold-standard approach in clinical and behavioral research.

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  1. Campbell, D. T., & Stanley, J. C. (1963). Experimental and quasi-experimental designs for research. In N. L. Gage (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Teaching (pp. 171-246). Rand McNally. link
  2. Shadish, W. R., Cook, T. D., & Campbell, D. T. (2002). Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Designs for Generalized Causal Inference. Houghton Mifflin. ISBN: 978-0395615560

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ScholarGateDouble-blind pretest-posttest experimental design (Double-Blind Pretest-Posttest Experimental Design). Retrieved 2026-06-04 from https://scholargate.app/en/experimental-design/double-blind-pretest-posttest-experimental-design