Today's typical undergraduate student is often characterized as preferring teamwork, experiential activities,andtheuseof technology.AnECAR(EducauseCenterforAppliedResearch)studywas published on technology use among undergraduate students. The study used survey and interviewer data to create a portrait of today's students' experiences with and skill using information technology.

Listedbelowaresomeoftheresponsevariablesthatweremeasuredinthisstudy.Foreachofthese determine whether it is categorical, quantitative discrete, or quantitative continuous.

A. Technology ownership: Do you own a computer?

categorical

quantitative discrete

quantitative continuous

B. Time (per week in minutes) spent using a computer for writing documents (word processing).

categorical

quantitative discrete

quantitative continuous

C. Which social networking site(s) are you a member? (Facebook, Myspace, Friendster, etc.)

categorical

quantitative discrete

quantitative continuous