Is a football jersey number a quantitative or a categorical

Is a football jersey number a quantitative or a categorical variable? Support your answer with a detailed explanation. It is a quantitative variable. Numbers are always quantitative. It is a categorical variable. It Is attribute information that can identify something about the position played by a player. It Is a categorical variable. Better players have larger numbers. It is a quantitative variable. Jersey numbers indicate a player^?s age.

Solution

It is a categorical variable, as a higher jersey number doesn\'t mean anything higher about the player. It\'s just a label.

Thus, it is

OPTION B: It is a categorical variable. It is attribute information that can identify something about the position played by a player.