In Explaining the Income Earned by College Graduates,which of the Following

question 10

Multiple Choice

In explaining the income earned by college graduates,which of the following independent variables is best represented by a dummy variable?

• A)Grade point average
• B)Age
• C)Number of years since graduating from high school
• D)College major

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