The Pew Internet & Life Project study about online shopping asked respondents to indicate their education level on the following scale: Less than High School, High School, Some College, College +.Which of the following statements is (are) true?
A)Education level is a categorical variable.
B)Education level is nominal scaled.
C)Education level is ordinal scaled.
D)Both A and B
E)Both A and C

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Education level is a categorical variable because it describes a characteristic that cannot be quantified by numbers in a meaningful way. It is ordinal scaled because the categories have a natural order (from less education to more education), but the differences between the categories are not necessarily consistent or measurable in a quantitative way.

The Pew Internet & Life Project Study About Online Shopping