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A researcher claims that a new teaching method causes higher test scores, pointing to a rise in scores after the method was introduced.

Which finding would be most helpful in strengthening the claim that the method actually causes the higher scores?

  1. The new method's per-pupil cost runs substantially higher than that of the older method
  2. The study held constant students' socioeconomic status and prior grades while comparing groups
  3. The new teaching method has since been adopted by a great many separate school districts nationwide
  4. Test scores rose at only a small handful of unusually well-resourced elite private academies
  5. Surveyed students reported that they personally enjoyed the new method considerably more than the old way

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