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Categorical variables are also called _____ variables.
 a. independent
  b. index
  c. dependent
  d. classificatory

Question 2

If respondents are asked to rank five different brands of cold medicine from best to worst, it would result in a(n)
 a. nominal scale c. interval scale
  b. ordinal scale d. ratio scale



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Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

B
It would be ordinal data since the brands are ranked frombest to worst, but distance between each ranking is not determined.



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