nbme 12 biostats

[firstaid2012]

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. A study is conducted to assess the effectiveness of a registry for identifying patients 50 years old and older eligible for colon cancer screening. Medical practices are selected based on equal and proportional representation of both genders and socioeconomic and ethnic groups, including those who have medical insurance and those who do not. Half of the practices will use the registry for a 15-year period and the other half will provide usual care without the registry during the same period. Results show that the colon cancer mortality rate is decreased in the practices using the registry, and the researchers recommend use of a patient registry to decrease the number of deaths due to colon cancer. Which of the following study characteristics most directly supports the researchers' recommendation?
A. Accuracy
B. External validity
C. Face Validity
D. Precision
E. Reliability

 

[firstaid2012]

anyone?

 

[RedSoxSuck]

. A study is conducted to assess the effectiveness of a registry for identifying patients 50 years old and older eligible for colon cancer screening. Medical practices are selected based on equal and proportional representation of both genders and socioeconomic and ethnic groups, including those who have medical insurance and those who do not. Half of the practices will use the registry for a 15-year period and the other half will provide usual care without the registry during the same period. Results show that the colon cancer mortality rate is decreased in the practices using the registry, and the researchers recommend use of a patient registry to decrease the number of deaths due to colon cancer. Which of the following study characteristics most directly supports the researchers' recommendation?
A. Accuracy
B. External validity
C. Face Validity
D. Precision
E. Reliability

I think answer is B or C. Its in Nbme 12 thread.