A pesticide manufacturer claims that a new product will decrease the pest population by more than 25% as compared to a current product. A population of 75 beetles is exposed to the new pesticide for a 10-week period. A separate population of the same species of beetle is exposed to the same amount of the current pesticide for a 10-week period. The data collected is sent to an independent research company to verify the results. Which statement BEST explains how an independent research company would most likely verify the data to ensure unbiased results?

Group of answer choices

A. The company will compare the data provided to similar investigations.

B. The company will test many different types of pesticides and use this data to draws its own conclusion.

C. The company will send out the data to another researcher to make certain the calculations are valid.

D. The company will performs the same investigation and then compare the results.