The personnel director at a large company studied the eating habits of the company's employees.The director noted whether employees brought their own lunches to work,ate at the company cafeteria,or went out to lunch.The goal of the study was to improve the food service at the company cafeteria.This type of data collection would best be considered as
A)an observational study.
B)a designed experiment.
C)a random sample.
D)a quota sample.

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The personnel director is simply observing and recording the eating habits of employees, without manipulating any variables or treatments. This makes it an observational study rather than a designed experiment. Additionally, there is no mention of random or quota sampling, so those options can be eliminated as well.

The Personnel Director at a Large Company Studied the Eating