The Human Resources Department at a Major High Tech Company

question 106

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 classified as nominal level data?

• A) Age and years with the company
• B) Overall satisfaction
• C) Gender, marital status, and job title
• D) Age and gender

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Definitions:

Public Goods

Goods that are non-excludable and non-rivalrous, meaning they are available for everyone to consume without reducing the amount available for others.

Marginal Social Benefit

The additional benefit to society from the consumption of an additional unit of a good or service.

Public Goods

Goods that are non-excludable and non-rivalrous, meaning that no one can be excluded from their use and one person's use does not reduce availability to others.

Private Benefit

The direct advantage or gain obtained by an individual or firm from their economic activities, without considering the impacts on third parties.