Question

Which of the following is important in estimating decimal reduction dose (D value)?

(a) Observations made in the food itself

(b) Desirable to experiment with the largest feasible initial number of cells and to follow their destruction to the lowest level which can be observed within the limits of statistical significance

(c) Observations made in the food itself and desirable to experiment with the largest feasible initial number of cells and to follow their destruction to the lowest level which can be observed within the limits of statistical significance

(d) Neither of the mentioned

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Answer 1

The correct choice is (c) Observations made in the food itself and desirable to experiment with the largest feasible initial number of cells and to follow their destruction to the lowest level which can be observed within the limits of statistical significance

Best explanation: Both of the mentioned are important in estimating decimal reduction dose (D value).