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jjjetplane

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What kind of scale would be used to measure taste preferences or students' relative standing in class?
 
  A) nominal
  B) ordinal
  C) interval
  D) ratio

Question 2

Unlike nominal scales, ordinal scales give us information about
 
  A) the relative order of magnitude.
  B) the differences between categories or ranks.
  C) identity.
  D) the relationship of the data to an arbitrary zero point.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: B

Answer to Question 2

Answer: A



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