Gregg is conducting a study using socioeconomic status (SES) as a variable. He categories SES into three groups: lower, middle, and upper. When entering his data, lower SES is entered as 1, middle SES as two, and upper SES as 3. What do the numbers 1, 2, & 3 represent?
A)variable attributes
B)variable aspects
C)variable essentialism
D)variable values

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The numbers 1, 2, and 3 represent variable values, which are numerical representations assigned to the categories (lower, middle, and upper SES) of the socioeconomic status variable in Gregg's study.

Gregg Is Conducting a Study Using Socioeconomic Status (SES) as a Variable