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Determine the evaluation guideline that applies best in questioning the results of the described study.

A homeowner put a brand-name fertilizer/weed killer on half of his lawn and a generic fertilizer/weed killer on the other half. After three weeks, the generic side had 1 weed per square meter, the other side 1.7 weeds per square meter. The generic side required two mowings in the 3 weeks, the brand-name side one. The homeowner concluded that the generic was superior to the brand-name.

▸ Consider the source.

▸ Consider the type of study.

▸ Consider the sample.

▸ Consider possible confounding variables.
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