The personnel director at a large company studied the eating habits of the company's employees.The director watched and recorded whether each employee brought his/her own lunch to work,
Ate at the company cafeteria,or went out to lunch.What method of data collection was used here?
A)Direct observation.
B)An experiment.
C)A survey.
D)A personal interview.

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The personnel director observed and recorded the employees' behavior directly, without asking for their input or conducting any intervention, which is consistent with the definition of direct observation as a method of data collection. B) An experiment, C) A survey, and D) A personal interview would involve a different approach to data collection that does not match the situation described in the scenario.

The Personnel Director at a Large Company Studied the Eating