A student is gathering data on the driving experiences of other college students. One of the variables measured is the type of car the student drives. These data are coded using the following method: 1 = subcompact, 2 = compact, 3 = standard size, 4 = full size, 5 = premium, 6 = mini-van, 7 = SUV, and 8 = truck.
What type of variable is this?
categorical
quantitative
continuous
discrete
The student plans to see if there is a relationship between the number of speeding tickets a student gets in a year and the type of vehicle he or she drives. Identify the response variable in this study.
College students
type of car
number of speeding tickets
average number of speeding tickets last year