Which of the Following Statements About the Ordinal Scale Is

question 30

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the ordinal scale is TRUE?

• A)There is a consistent order in whatever numbers are assigned to the scale.
• B)It is possible to calculate the median as a measure of central tendency.
• C)Two individuals with the same rank order response can have very different feelings about what they ranked.
• D)It is impossible to say how much any individual respondent preferred one object to another.
• E)All of these are correct.

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