A researcher is gathering data on the 50 states. She wants to actually enter the name of the state into the data matrix as one of the variables in her data set. What type of SPSS variable should that be?
A) elementary
B) numeric
C) statutory
D) string

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The best choice would be a string variable since the state names are character-based and cannot be measured on a numerical scale.

A Researcher Is Gathering Data on the 50 States