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

Multiple Choice

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