biostat q - jcbc

[ArchivalUser]

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

[ArchivalUser]

E???

[ArchivalUser]

ccc

[ArchivalUser]

cc

[ArchivalUser]

The correct answer is C. The reliability of a measurement refers to the ability of
other researchers to reproduce