The Quarterly Increase in an Employee's Salary Depends on the Rating

Multiple Choice

The quarterly increase in an employee's salary depends on the rating of his work by his employer and several other factors as shown in the model below: Increase in salary= β₀+∂₀Rating + other factors.The variable 'Rating' is a(n) _____ variable.

A) dependent variable
B) ordinal variable
C) continuous variable
D) Poisson variable