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biostat q - jcbc - ArchivalUser - 04-21-2008
A researcher publishes new results on the efficacy of a procedure using transplanted
embryonic cells to correct
a diabetic condition induced in experimental animals by chemical ablation of
pancreatic beta cells. At another
institution, a different researcher attempts to reproduce the findings, but cannot.
This disparate finding calls into
question the first study's
A. accuracy
B. power
C. reliability
D. sensitivity
E. validity
0 - ArchivalUser - 04-21-2008
E???
0 - ArchivalUser - 04-21-2008
ccc
0 - ArchivalUser - 04-21-2008
cc
0 - ArchivalUser - 04-21-2008
The correct answer is C. The reliability of a measurement refers to the ability of
other researchers to reproduce