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	Double-blind - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Double blind method is an important part of the scientific method, used to prevent research outcomes from being 'influenced' by the placebo effect or observer bias.
		Blinded research is an important tool in many fields of research, from medicine, to psychology and the social sciences, to forensics.
		This is basically a single-blind test of the witness' memory, and may be subject to subtle or overt influence by the officer.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Double_blind (826 words)

	Blind wine tasting - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Blind tasting of wine involves tasting and evaluating wines without any knowledge of their identities.
		When given wine that they are falsely told is expensive they virtually always report it as tasting better than the very same wine when they are told that it is inexpensive.
		Tasters described the supposed grand cru as "woody, complex, and round" and the supposed cheap wine as "short, light, and faulty." Blind tastings have repeatedly demonstrated that price is not highly correlated with the evaluations made by most people who taste wine.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Blind_taste_test (371 words)

	Sign Test
		Test to see whether there is a significant "gain" in weights after the freshman year in college.
		We shall test the null hypothesis that there is "no difference" in the Before and After measurements, with the alternative being that the After measurements tend to be higher.
		We shall test the null hypothesis that there is "no difference" in the Verbal and Math score distributions, with the two-sided alternative that there is a significant difference.
	www.wku.edu /~david.neal/statistics/nonparametric/signtest.html (894 words)

	Blind test vs semi-blind test - Tastebeer.com.au
		Blinding is a scientific method to avoid bias in research.
		However, in blind taste tests, where the brand identities are concealed, consumers are more likely to choose a different brand.
		All our taste tests presented on this site can be conducted as double-blind tests, where both the helper who servers the beer and the taster do not know which beer is being sampled.
	www.tastebeer.com.au /beer/152 (261 words)

	The Van Gogh-Goghs Doctor Soda Taste Test (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The other big surprise was the icy realization that we had only tasted roughly half of the doctor sodas known to exist, leaving the door open for a sequel tasting.
		In the interest of full disclosure, we must disclose that the pouring and serving was done by Charles' wife, Kelli, who did a great job and didn't complain, despite the fact the whole scene was totally chauvinistic and that towards the end we all started to unfairly resent her as the source of our misery.
		Sodas were reviewed for bouquet, color, taste and also assigned an overall point score from 1 to 10, 1 being the lowest and 10 being the highest.
	www.vgg.com /drsodas/tastetest.html (417 words)

	Blind tasting tests for wine writers
		Blind tasting tests should be compulsory for wine writers
		Yes, some might fail the test, but at least they’d then realise that wine writing is not likely to prove the most beneficial application of their talents.
		It would be fun to test him blind to see what his variance was in rating the same wine, say on different days — this would be a useful data point.
	www.wineanorak.com /blind_tasting_tests.htm (613 words)

	Taste
		I shall use "taste" and "flavor" as synonyms, and shall use the term "gustation" (a term well known to psychophysicists) to refer to the sense associated with the chemoreceptors on the mouth and throat (which give rise to the sensations salt, sweet, bitter, sour, umami).
		I argue that taste for the anosmic is like vision for the nocturnal animal -- many discriminations can be made, but they are not based on a full sense of taste -- and the anosmics cannot possibly know that, unless they have their sense of smell restored.
		She was red-green color blind, and told us that with the color blind eye the world was all shades of fl-gray-white and yellow-blue, absolutely no sense of red or green.
	personal.ecu.edu /wuenschk/taste.htm (3694 words)

	Taste Test (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		In a blind taste test, held during the City of Peterborough's recent open house, PUC tap water won, hands-down.
		Some people are more sensitive than others to tastes and odours in their drinking water; a simple trick is to keep an open jug of water in the fridge.
		For instance, we are currently testing the use of a material called Granular Activated Charcoal (GAC) to further remove taste and odour from the water.
	www.puc.org /files/water/tastetst.html (248 words)

	The Water Taste Test
		The Water Taste Test was one of the first investigations undertaken by Chèche Konnen staff and teachers.
		The Water Taste Test was conducted by seventh and eighth-grade Haitian students at the Graham and Parks Alternative Public School (K-8) in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
		During the Water Taste Test, however, their English-speaking peers recognized them as experts on water quality who were doing something important for the school community.
	chechekonnen.terc.edu /WTT.html (879 words)

	It's All About Coffee
		Blind taste test shows extent of coffee cover-up
		Ron's a Starbucks man. "I can pick it out in a blind tasting," he said.
		I told him there have been wine tastings where blindfolded people couldn't distinguish red from white.
	www.aboutcoffee.net /2003/01/blind-taste-test-shows-extent-of.html (146 words)

	Weekly Alibi . Pizza Picks & Pans . 12/02/99
		We put five pies up against each other in a blind taste test and got some very interesting results.
		Both our pizzas and panelists were chosen at random, and we want to you to know that this is merely a small sampling of the wealth of different pizzas available in Albuquerque and that the opinions of our panelists are by no means the last word.
		The pizzerias were not notified in advance that they would be participating in a taste test, and all orders were the same: One medium with meat and veggies.
	weeklywire.com /ww/12-13-99/alibi_tastetest.html (835 words)

	SBC: Blind Beer Taste Test
		Labor day we set out to test an experienced quaffer's claim that he hated Miller Genuine Draft and was quite sure he could identify it against Bud and Coors.
		In a spirit of scientific inquiry we agreed to repeat the fabled test of yore.
		Tasters were allowed as long as they pleased to select their choices and unlimited supplies of Adam's Ale were available for palate cleansing.
	www.strandbrewers.org /reviews/blind98.htm (434 words)

	BEEF Taste Test
		For the first Taste Test, BEEF editors Joe Roybal, Kindra Gordon and Diana Barto were joined by Ron Eustice, Michelle Torno, RD, and John Story.
		The six of us judged the two pot roast products in a blind taste test and ranked them in the categories of packaging, convenience and sensory factors (report cards on page 8).
		The overall score was rated on a 10-point scale with 10 being the highest, while the sub categories were rated on a five-point scale with five being the highest.
	beef-mag.com /mag/beef_beef_taste_test_20/index.html (553 words)

	Oregon Brewers Festival (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Its vision is to assist blind Oregonians in making informed choices and decisions to achieve full inclusion and integration in society through employment, independent living, and social self–sufficiency.
		First, the Blind Tasting, in which 12 Oregon Pale Ales, and then 12 Oregon IPAs, will be served in two-ounce samples on a tasting tray.
		The second portion is the Blind Test, in which patrons will be asked to identify each of the beers served, per style.
	www.oregonbrewfest.com /blind_taste_test.htm (377 words)

	Interesting Ideas: Root beer
		Of some 50 brands from around the country sampled for this report, some tasted like cola rather than root beer, some like Dr Pepper, and one was so heavy with wintergreen that it was "like drinking a carbonated throat lozenge," as one critic put it.
		The most common problem tasters found with the various root beers was excessive sweetness, while the winners generally rated highly for their deep "root beer flavor." Even the winning brands, however, received few kudos for creaminess, a traditional marker of great root beer.
		It also should be noted that even a weak test performer, such as Filbert's, brewed in Chicago's Bridgeport neighborhood, still tastes fine when consumed outside the competitive context.
	www.interestingideas.com /ii/rb.htm (443 words)

	By James Fallows - Slate Magazine
		Testing candidates had to meet two criteria: 1) they had to like beer; and 2) they had to think they knew the difference between mass products and high-end microbrews.
		The results of that tasting will be reported separately, once Microsoft's mighty Windows 2000-powered central computers have tabulated the findings.
		There was no time limit for the tasting, apart from the two-hour limit in which we had reserved the conference room.
	www.slate.com /?id=33771 (2794 words)

	Angling Matters
		The goal of the taste test was to see which water tastes better and whether people could tell the difference between expensive water (bottled water) and tap water.
		Results of recent "blind" water taste tests prove to be the best educator when it comes to making a taster's choice list, and [bottled] spring water sinks to the bottom.
		The results regarding the preference of taste were: 30 people chose the filtered municipal tap water; 28 people could not tell any difference; 17 chose the bottled spring water.
	www.anglingmatters.com /ww_it_tastes.htm (574 words)

	JS Online:Blandness prevails at blind taste test
		The general personality profile would be: moderate heat, slightly sweet and tasting of vinegar and overcooked - even stewed - tomatoes.
		It was a blind tasting in which participants were asked to evaluate appearance, aroma, consistency, taste and level of hotness.
		The sauces were tasted on their own and with chips.
	www.jsonline.com /story/index.aspx?id=232242&format=print (676 words)

	the Little Penguin Australian Wine - Host a Blind Tasting Party (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Stemware tags or tasting mats if you have enough wine glasses to allow for one per person per wine.
		Go Blind – By covering the bottles, removing capsules and corks before guests arrive, you are ensuring that guests won't be influenced by preconceptions or clues.
		Try tasting the wine without food, then re-taste the wine during a meal – you'll be astonished at how food affects wine.
	www.thelittlepenguin.com /parties/blind_tasting.html (863 words)

	toronto.com: To Dine For: Blind taste test
		His foie gras is ultra premium from La Ferme in Quebec; you can immediately taste the difference this kind of quality makes.
		Two would have been nice, but this is a tasting menu, after all.
		Not only is the mini wine tasting great fun, but these wines are no slouches.
	www.vintageassessments.com /423.html (1034 words)

	A sugar snob taste-tests Splenda and other sweeteners. By Kelly Alexander - Slate Magazine
		As a pseudo home economist, I wondered what the difference was between the taste of sugar—the stuff that God gave his children—and its substitutes—tested on lab rats to satisfy the sweet tooth of the weight-conscious.
		Two tests are required here, one in which sugar substitutes go up against plain old granulated sugar in a daily use (beverage sweetening) and one in which sugar substitutes go up against the real thing in the other main sweetener arena: baking.
		It's not enough to prove that iced tea, which is my main poison, may taste OK with sugar substitutes, so I baked six batches of apple muffins and subjected a bunch of friends at a dinner party to them as I compiled the results of my own blind taste test.
	www.slate.com /id/2070686 (1802 words)

	A blind taste test turns up some surprises
		The ketchups were sampled in a blind tasting, each one tasted from a spoon with only oyster crackers and water to cleanse the palate.
		It was called odd with a weird secondary taste and an ugly finish.
		But a few days later, the curry ketchup, tasted on its own, made a terrific dip for grilled chicken and it added nip to deviled eggs.
	www.post-gazette.com /food/20000629Tasting9.asp (839 words)

	Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians / L'Alliance pour l'ÉgalitÉ des Personnes Aveugles du Canada (AEBC) ...
		North College Hill--Terry Strader likes to say he took the first blind taste test at the Kroger store here.
		Instead, Strader, 49, who has been blind since birth, tested the store's layout for how well it accommodates customers with visual impairments.
		Blind or visually impaired visitors to the Kroger store benefit from a variety of special design features and services.
	www.blindcanadians.ca /publications/index.php?id=833 (570 words)

	deseretnews.com \| Utah tasters put salmon to the test (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		In a blind taste-test conducted in the Deseret Morning News test kitchen, six of the 12 tasters preferred the farmed salmon, three preferred the wild salmon and three had no preference.
		Although eight tasters noticed that the wild salmon had a brighter color, the majority thought the farmed fish had a stronger, more salmon-y flavor and a firmer texture.
		For the test, 1 pound each of fresh farmed Atlantic salmon ($6.99 per pound) and fresh wild Alaska king salmon ($12.99 per pound) were oven-broiled.
	deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,595070562,00.html (514 words)

	Beer tasting for one at home - Tastebeer.com.au
		Alternatively, you can organise a semi-blind taste test where you purchase your own selection of beers and then mask their identities before you start tasting.
		Now taste the beer and note your findings on a beer scorecard.
		You can also discuss your findings about the beers you tasted in our forum and discover how much you really know about tasting beer by taking our fun beer quiz.
	www.tastebeer.com.au /beer/151 (479 words)

	Water Taste Test (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		We conducted a blind taste test of five different waters.
		We were surprised that all of us really disliked the taste of Distilled water.
		Two waters tied for first place; one was soft and one was hard so we don't think that the hardness or softness of water made a difference.
	www.lucinda.net /surber/tastetest98.html (97 words)

	The exam will be CLOSED BOOK, CLOSED NOTES
		Consumers participated in a blind taste test in which they tasted unmarked cups of Pepsi and Coke and were asked to select their favorite.
		According to the Joy of Cooking Turkey, the time (in hours) to cook a fifteen-pound turkey is a random variable with a mean of 5 hours and a standard deviation of 0.25 hours.
		Obtain the values of the test statistic and p-value.
	www.rit.edu /~cemsma/Courses/1016314/REVFIN/revfin.htm (1638 words)

	PRESS RELEASE House of Bread Wins Bread Bowl Taste Test Challenge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		But a recent blind taste test polling more than 800 customers in the "Bread Bowl Taste Test Challenge" officially validated both McCann and her customer's beliefs that HOB is superior in flavor and quality.
		The taste test, held at six HOB locations in the western region, put HOB's Grandma's White Bread, along with their staple, Honey Whole Wheat, which is made with freshly milled wheat berries, up against well-known brands Wonder Bread, EarthGrain's High Fiber and Oroweat's white and wheat breads, in a blind taste test.
		A total of 600 (75 percent) voted for the delicious and healthy taste of HOB's Honey Whole Wheat, and 573 (66 percent) chose the superior flavor of HOB's Grandma's White Bread.
	www.marketwire.com /mw/release_html_b1?release_id=110826 (481 words)

	Wine Color Taste Tests: Interesting Thing of the Day
		Trillin claimed to have heard from multiple sources that wine experts—even those with degrees in enology from the University of California, Davis—routinely failed a blind taste test in which participants were asked simply to pick which wines (served at room temperature in fl glasses) were red and which were white.
		In the course of Trillin’s research, he discovered that the test he had heard of was most likely an urban myth, or at least a significant embellishment of a test where wines are judged by smell rather than taste.
		Although I’ve been to several wine tastings, I have not developed the sophisticated palate or vocabulary necessary for describing the taste of a wine meaningfully.
	itotd.com /articles/412/wine-color-taste-tests (888 words)

	Treehugger: Graham Asks: Can I drink the Water in New York City?
		Talk about taste my grandparents use to drive for miles to visit to fill up their jugs with our well water because their city water was terrible tasting.
		No testing for viruses or parasites (like cryptosporidium or giardia) is required, and some contamination with E. coli or fecal coliform bacteria is allowed.
		But, that doesn't explain the crappy tasting water from the taps in a home because that water is chlorinated and filtered.
	www.treehugger.com /files/2006/04/graham_asks_can_1.php (1763 words)

	Croton water wins taste test
		Around 130 tasters gave Croton water their votes in a blind taste test, beating out entries from Yonkers, Mount Vernon, Greenburgh and Ossining in a contest held every year by the county Department of Health.
		Greenburgh and Yonkers finished second and third, respectively, in the taste test.
		While Croton water scored high on blind taste tests, some Croton neighborhoods have been afflicted with brown water associated with old rusty pipes and poor circulation.
	www.thejournalnews.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060422/NEWS02/604220383/1018/NEWS02 (443 words)

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