A Researcher Has Conducted a Study That Uses a Measurement

A researcher has conducted a study that uses a measurement tool for agitation, normed in a hospital setting, in an outpatient mental health setting. After completion of the data analysis phase, which of the following is the next logical step in evaluating the evidence?

A) Recalibration of all instruments used for physiological measurements
B) Review of the literature
C) Identification of statistically significant findings
D) Examination of the measurement tool's reliability in this setting
E) Reevaluation of the tool's validity in this population