A personnel director studied the eating habits of a company's employees. The director noted whether employees brought their own lunch to work, ate at the company cafeteria, or went out to eat lunch. This type of data collection would best be considered as a(n) __________.
A) observational study
B) designed experiment

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The personnel director is observing and recording the employees' lunch habits without manipulating any variables, which characterizes an observational study.

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