Description
Select correct guesses by actualActive; denominator includes unknown only when requested.
Acupuncture research records distinguish reporting completeness, source editions, treatment-contact labels, outcome direction and missing-outcome scenarios. These tools organize benign study or public-source metadata; they do not provide treatment instructions, locate intervention sites or determine safety or efficacy. Reporting support and clinical evidence are different questions.
Select correct guesses by actualActive; denominator includes unknown only when requested.
When to use this tool
Use Acupuncture Study Blinding Response Share when checking the stated benign study-record, public-source or reporting convention.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter activeGuesses, shamGuesses, unknownGuesses, actualActive, includeUnknown. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read denominator, correctGuesses, correctShare, unknownShare. Use the output convention below.
Require nonnegative whole active/sham/unknown guess counts with active+sham>0. Select correct guesses by actualActive; denominator includes unknown only when requested. unknownShare always divides by all three counts.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| activeGuesses | Active Guesses | Required. Safe integer; minimum 0. |
| shamGuesses | Sham Guesses | Required. Safe integer; minimum 0. |
| unknownGuesses | Unknown Guesses | Required. Safe integer; minimum 0. |
| actualActive | Actual Active | Required. Boolean. |
| includeUnknown | Include Unknown | Required. Boolean. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| denominator | Denominator | Required. Safe integer. |
| correctGuesses | Correct Guesses | Required. Safe integer. |
| correctShare | Correct Share | Required. Finite number. |
| unknownShare | Unknown guesses divided by all active+sham+unknown counts, independent of includeUnknown. | Required. Finite number. |
{
"input": {
"activeGuesses": 20,
"shamGuesses": 10,
"unknownGuesses": 10,
"actualActive": true,
"includeUnknown": false
},
"output": {
"denominator": 30,
"correctGuesses": 20,
"correctShare": 0.6666666666666666,
"unknownShare": 0.25
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- Correct guess share alone is not a chance-corrected blinding index or evidence of treatment efficacy.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
- Numeric calculations use binary floating point unless exact decimal-integer arithmetic is explicitly stated. No hidden measurement tolerance or decimal rounding is added; nonfinite or out-of-contract results are rejected. Numeric signed-zero results are exported as zero.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Use the original protocol, registry, reports and appropriate complete research methods; consult qualified health professionals for actual care or clinical interpretation.
References
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