The quarterly increase in an employee's salary depends on the rating of his work by his employer and several other factors as shown in the model below: Increase in salary= 0+ 0Rating + other factors. The variable 'Rating' is a(n) _____.
A)dependent variable
B)ordinal variable
C) continuous variable
D) Poisson variable

Question

The quarterly increase in an employee's salary depends on the rating of his work by his employer and several other factors as shown in the model below: Increase in salary=  0+  0​Rating + other factors. The variable 'Rating' is a(n) _____.
A)dependent variable 
B)ordinal variable 
C) continuous variable 
D) Poisson variable

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The variable 'Rating' is the independent variable in this model. The increase in salary is dependent on the rating, which is an ordinal variable as it represents a scale with ordered categories (e.g. poor, fair, good, excellent). The other factors may be continuous or categorical variables, but the question does not provide enough information to determine their nature. The options C and D are incorrect because they do not fit the definition of the variable 'Rating'. The value of the variable 'Rating' depends on the employer's rating of the worker. Therefore, it incorporates ordinal information and is called an ordinal variable.

The Quarterly Increase in an Employee's Salary Depends on the Rating