A student's dormitory room number is an example of
A) a quantitative variable.
B) either a quantitative or a categorical variable.
C) an exchange variable.
D) a categorical variable.

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The student's dormitory room number is an example of a categorical variable because it consists of a limited number of distinct categories (room numbers). It is not a quantitative variable because it cannot be measured or mathematically manipulated. It is also not an exchange variable as that is not a statistical term.

A Student's Dormitory Room Number Is an Example of