The classification of student class designation (freshman,sophomore,junior,senior)is an example of
A)a categorical variable.
B)a discrete variable.
C)a continuous variable.
D)a table of random numbers.

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Student class designation is a categorical variable because it is dividing students into distinct categories based on their year in college, and there is no inherent numerical order to these categories. It is not a continuous variable because the categories are distinct and not a range of values, and it is not a table of random numbers because it is a classification system.

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