Public relations staff members at State U. phoned 850 local residents.After identifying themselves, the callers asked the survey participants their ages, whether they had attended college, and whether they had a favorable opinion of the university.The official report to the university's directors claimed that, in general, people had very favorable opinions about the university.

a) Summarize the Who and What of these data with a complete sentence.

b) Identify the variables, classify each as categorical or quantitative, and specify the units if relevant.