The age, weight, imbiber status (drinker or nondrinker), level of education (high school graduate or not,) and earned income of a simple random sample of 1,463 people is measured. The number of variables measured is:
A) 1463-the size of the sample.
B) six-age, weight, imbiber status, level of education, income, and number of high school graduates.
C) five-age, weight, imbiber status, level of education, and income.
D) three-age, weight, and income. Imbiber status and level of education are not variables because they don't have units such as years or pounds.

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The number of variables measured is five - age, weight, imbiber status, level of education, and income. Imbiber status and level of education are still considered variables even though they do not have units such as years or pounds as they are attributes being measured on the individuals.

The Age, Weight, Imbiber Status (Drinker or Nondrinker), Level of Education