The “blind injection” used in LIGO was a simulation of a real (gravity wave) signal. This was only to keep the LIGO team on their toes, inasmuch as they would treat it as if it were real and file a detection report, etc. It was not (rpt not) a “blind test” as we are discussing it. It’s not as if they had to pick the correct one. The simulated LIGO signal and the real LIGO signal were identical.
Please note I’m not saying blind testing isn’t used sometimes. I’m not discounting the utility of blind tests in some area of science, but it’s certainly not a requirement or a mandatory part of the scientific method. I am, however, discounting blind tests as having much if any usefulness or credibility for audio.
Please note I’m not saying blind testing isn’t used sometimes. I’m not discounting the utility of blind tests in some area of science, but it’s certainly not a requirement or a mandatory part of the scientific method. I am, however, discounting blind tests as having much if any usefulness or credibility for audio.