The Difference Between Nominal and Ordinal Measurement Scales Is ______

question 22

Multiple Choice

The difference between nominal and ordinal measurement scales is ______.

• A) nominal scales have numerical response categories and ordinal scales do not
• B) responses on ordinal scales can be rank ordered and responses on nominal scales cannot be rank ordered
• C) nominal scales include zero as the lowest possible score and ordinal scales do not
• D) nominal and ordinal scales are identical

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