In a study of various medical labs in a certain city, researchers find that some labs have higher error rates than others for reading slides from a variety of medical tests. The researchers find that labs with the highest error rates pay slide readers a flat fee per slide, rather than by the hour. To reduce the high error rates, the labs should be advised to pay slide readers according to a _______ schedule rather than a _______ schedule.
A) FR; VR
B) FR; FI
C) FI; VI
D) FI; FR

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The labs should be advised to pay slide readers according to a Fixed Interval (FI) schedule rather than a Fixed Ratio (FR) schedule. In a Fixed Interval schedule, payments are made after a set amount of time, potentially encouraging thoroughness over speed. In contrast, a Fixed Ratio schedule, like paying per slide, incentivizes quantity over quality, possibly leading to higher error rates.

In a Study of Various Medical Labs in a Certain