The Human Resources Department at a Major High Tech Company

question 27

Multiple Choice

The human resources department at a major high tech company recently conducted an employee satisfaction survey of 100 of its 3,000 employees. Data were collected on such variables as age, gender, marital status, current salary, level of overall satisfaction on a scale from 1 to 5, number of years with the company, and job title. Which of the variables would be considered to be qualitative data?

• A) Gender, marital status, job satisfaction, and job title
• B) Age
• C) Years with the company
• D) All variables listed are qualitative.

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