A Recent Issue of Fortune Magazine Reported That the Following

Short Answer

A recent issue of Fortune Magazine reported that the following companies had the lowest sales per employee among the Fortune 500 companies.
$$\begin{array} { l c c } & \text { Salas per Employee } & \text { Sales } \\\text { Company } & \text { In \$1,000s } & \text { Rank } \\\text { Seagate Technology } & 42.20 & 285 \\\text { SSMC } & 42.19 & 414 \\\text { Russel } & 41.99 & 480 \\\text { Maxxam } & 40.88 & 485 \\\text { Dibrell Brothers } & 22.56 & 470\end{array}$$
a. How many elements are in the above data set?
b. How many variables are in the above data set?
c. How many observations are in the above data set?
d. Name the variables and indicate whether they are categorical or quantitative.