There is a popular pizza restaurant on campus that many students frequent.One evening,your college sorority goes to the restaurant to celebrate the end of the semester.At the end of the evening,you are not feeling well and several of your sorority sisters do not feel well either.You suspect food poisoning from the restaurant is the culprit.Suppose your roommate is also sick and ate at the same restaurant on the same day as you.Would your roommate being sick be an example of a random phenomenon?
A)Yes,because more than one person is sick it must be a random phenomenon.
B)Yes,because you went to a random restaurant on campus.
C)No,since your roommate ate at the same restaurant,it is probably not a random phenomenon that she is sick.
D)No,everyone at the restaurant would have to be sick for it to be a random phenomenon.

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The fact that your roommate is also sick and ate at the same restaurant on the same day indicates that it may not be a random phenomenon. It suggests that the source of the illness may be linked to the restaurant, rather than purely by chance.

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