For the variable class year of students at a medical school

For the variable \"class year of students at a medical school\" (i.e. first year, second year, etc.), indicate whether it is quantitative or qualitative and specify the measurement scale that is employed when taking measurements.

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A variable is the general characteristic being observed on a set of people, objects, or events, where each observation varies in kind or degree. Values corresponding to a qualitative variable are typically expressed in words but may be coded into numbers later on for purposes of data processing.

A quantitative variable assumes meaningful numerical values, and can be further categorized as either discrete or continuous . A discrete variable takes on individually distinct values, whereas a continuous variable can take on any value within an interval.

So for the given problem class year of students at a medical school is qauntitative variable.