Robert is a strategic planner for a consulting firm. He receives countless reports for daily analysis, but he avoids being inundated with information by selecting only the few reports that actually serve his purpose. Which principle of data characterization is Robert following?
A) Information should be just barely sufficient for its purpose.
B) Data that arrives after a prolonged period of time is of the highest quality.
C) Information needs to be relevant to the subject, not necessarily to the context.
D) Freely available data is always accurate and timely.
E) Collecting as much data as possible is always preferable.

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Robert is following the principle that information should be just barely sufficient for its purpose, meaning he is selectively choosing reports and not collecting as much data as possible.

Robert Is a Strategic Planner for a Consulting Firm