School Administrators Collect Data on Students Attending the School

question 19

Multiple Choice

School administrators collect data on students attending the school. Which of the following
Variables is quantitative?

• A) none of these
• B) whether the student is in AP* classes
• C) whether the student has taken the SAT
• D) class (freshman, soph., junior, senior)
• E) grade point average

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