Use the following to answer the questions below:
The USStates dataset, used throughout the textbook, contains information on the 50 U.S. states. A small segment from the dataset is displayed in the following table.

-What variable from this dataset is displayed? Is it categorical or quantitative?
A) Variable = Percent of state residents with a college degree. This is a quantitative variable.
B) Variable = Percent of state residents with a college degree. This is a categorical variable.
C) Variable = State. This is a quantitative variable.
D) Variable = State. This is a categorical variable.

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Use the following to answer the questions below:
The USStates dataset, used throughout the textbook, contains information on the 50 U.S. states. A small segment from the dataset is displayed in the following table.
 
-What variable from this dataset is displayed? Is it categorical or quantitative?
A) Variable = Percent of state residents with a college degree. This is a quantitative variable. 
B) Variable = Percent of state residents with a college degree. This is a categorical variable. 
C) Variable = State. This is a quantitative variable. 
D) Variable = State. This is a categorical variable.

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Percent of state residents with a college degree is a quantitative variable because it represents a numerical value that can be measured and compared.

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