Asked by maxx
A pharmaceutical company claimed that experiments showed that its drug could effectively reduce the growth of cancer cells by 35 percent. However, when five independent laboratories conducted the same experiment, they measured a reduction rate of only 5–8 percent.
How did these laboratories show that the pharmaceutical company’s claims were invalid?
The labs used the pharmaceutical company’s inadequate data.
The labs produced false data.
The labs recorded data incorrectly.
The labs were unable to reproduce the pharmaceutical company’s data.
How did these laboratories show that the pharmaceutical company’s claims were invalid?
The labs used the pharmaceutical company’s inadequate data.
The labs produced false data.
The labs recorded data incorrectly.
The labs were unable to reproduce the pharmaceutical company’s data.
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The labs were unable to reproduce the pharmaceutical company’s data.
Explanation: Independent replication is the standard test — five labs repeating the experiment got only 5–8% reduction, not the claimed 35%, so the original claim could not be reproduced and is therefore invalid.
Explanation: Independent replication is the standard test — five labs repeating the experiment got only 5–8% reduction, not the claimed 35%, so the original claim could not be reproduced and is therefore invalid.
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