A PhDCandidate Is Collecting Data About Women in Mathematics Careers

question 14

Multiple Choice

A Ph.D.candidate is collecting data about women in mathematics careers.She interviewed 200 female mathematicians and recorded the following data: number of years attending university,math classes taken in high school (algebra,geometry,etc. ) ,gender of high school math teacher,and high school average (in %) .

• A)Number of years attending university,quantitative,years;math classes taken in high school,categorical;gender of high school math teacher,quantitative,male or female;high school average,categorical.
• B)Number of years attending university,quantitative,years;math classes taken in high school,categorical;gender of high school math teacher,categorical;high school average,quantitative,percentage.
• C)Number of years attending university,quantitative,days;math classes taken in high school,categorical;gender of high school math teacher,categorical;high school average,quantitative,percentage.
• D)Number of years attending university,quantitative,years;math classes taken in high school,categorical;high school average,quantitative,categorical.
• E)Number of years attending university,quantitative,months;math classes taken in high school,quantitative,class;gender of high school math teacher,categorical;high school average,quantitative,percentage.

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