Is the Type of High School a Person Went To

question 2

Multiple Choice

Is the type of high school a person went to, public or private, a significant factor in predicting that person's future college grade point average (GPA) ? A researcher gathers data on the type of high school and college GPA for 569 college seniors. These measurements are values of

• A) quantitative variables.
• B) categorical variables.
• C) quantitative (SAT) and categorical (type of high school) variables.
• D) invalid variables.

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