A human resources consultant is developing a regression model to predict electricity production plant manager compensation as a function of production capacity of the plant, number of employees at the plant, and plant technology (coal, oil, and nuclear).The "plant technology" variable in this model is ___.
A)a qualitative variable
B)a dependent variable
C)a response variable
D)an indicator variable
E)a quantitative variable

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Plant technology is a qualitative variable because it categorizes the plants into types (coal, oil, nuclear) rather than measuring them numerically.

A Human Resources Consultant Is Developing a Regression Model to Predict