For each of the variables described below, indicate whether it is a quantitative or a categorical (qualitative) variable. Also, indicate the level of measurement for the variable: nominal, ordinal, interval, or ratio. Make sure your responses are the most specific possible.

VariableType of variableLevel of measurement(a)Highest educational degree completed (less than high school diploma, high school diploma, two-year college degree, four-year college degree, or graduate degree)

QuantitativeCategoricalNominalOrdinalIntervalRatio(b)Closing price (in dollars) of a stock

QuantitativeCategoricalNominalOrdinalIntervalRatio(c)Name of cell phone service provider

QuantitativeCategoricalNominalOrdinalIntervalRatio