the faculty members at Boise State University were surveyed on the question "How

satisfied were you with the Summer 2002 Schedule?" Their responses were to be
categorized as "very satisfied," "somewhat satisfied," "neither satisfied nor
dissatisfied," "somewhat dissatisfied," or "very dissatisfied."
(a) Name the variable of interest.

satisfaction dissatisfaction satisfaction level with summer schedule

Answer:

The variable of interest is satisfaction level with summer schedule.

(b) Identify the type of variable.

continuous ordinal nominal discrete quantitative

Answer:

The variable is ordinal because it is ranked in the order of satisfaction.