A nurse researcher is planning to use blinding when designing a research study. In which of the following instances would this be most important?
a. Using a small sample size
b. Measuring outcomes accurately
c. Using a control group
d. Studying the attrition rate
ANS: C
Blinding refers to a procedure where the researcher or evaluator does not know which partici-pants are in the experimental or control group. The other factors do not relate to the importance of blinding.
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