A company database contains the following information about each employee: age, date hired, sex (male or female), ethnic group (Asian, black, Hispanic, etc.), job category (clerical, management, technical, etc.), and yearly salary. Which of the following lists of variables are all categorical?
A) Age, sex, ethnic group
B) Sex, ethnic group, job category
C) Ethnic group, job category, yearly salary
D) Yearly salary, age
E) Age, date hired

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Sex, ethnic group, and job category are all examples of categorical variables because they describe categories or groups to which individuals belong, rather than numerical values.

A Company Database Contains the Following Information About Each Employee