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Being blinded isn’t some gold standard. For example we know exercise leads to good health outcomes from unblinded studies. Every study on fitness ever done is u
by kjkjadksj 2y ago
Being blinded isn’t some gold standard. For example we know exercise leads to good health outcomes from unblinded studies. Every study on fitness ever done is unblinded and we consider these results to be a ground truth.
- hx8 2y agoThe randomized controlled double-blind study is a gold standard. It solves for so many different biases. Without it the burden of proof is higher. Luckily, the evidence that exercise is healthy is so overwhelming that we have a scientific conciseness.
- dredmorbius 2y ago"Parachute use to prevent death and major trauma when jumping from aircraft: randomized controlled trial" (2018) <https://www.bmj.com/content/363/bmj.k5094 https://www.bmj.com/content/363/bmj.k5094>