To Decide:
Whether the given situation is an example of observational study, survey, or randomized controlled experiment.
This is an observational study.
Given:
A market researcher observes customer data to find out which type of sandwich bread attracts the most repeat customers.
Concepts Used:
An experiment necessarily imposes some treatment to the subjects to measure the effect on variables of interest.
In an observational study variables of interest are observed without imposing any treatment on the subjects.
In a survey subjects are asked direct questions about the variables of interest.
Description:
This is not an experiment since no treatment is imposed. This is not a survey because customers are not asked questions directly. This is an observational study because customer data is observed to make inferences about customer behavior without imposing any treatment.
Conclusion:
This is an observational study.
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