Parking at a large university has become a very big problem. University administrators are interested in determining the average parking time (e.g. the time it takes a student to find a parking spot) of its students. An administrator inconspicuously followed 250 students and carefully recorded their parking times. Identify the data collection method used by the administration in this study.
A) data from a published source
B) data from a designed experiment
C) data collected observationally

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The data collection method used is observational because the administrator followed and recorded the parking times without manipulating any variables or conditions.

Parking at a Large University Has Become a Very Big