Which of the Following Is an Example of Ratings and Rankings

question 43

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of ratings and rankings of the level of corporate social responsibility of companies?

• A) A Time Warner press release discusses advances in corporate citizenship.
• B) The founder of Clif Bar, Inc. won the Business Ethics Award given by Business Ethics magazine.
• C) A regional heating fuel supplier performs a social audit of how resources such as funding and manpower have been applied to the goals of corporate social responsibility.
• D) The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, started by Microsoft chairman Bill Gates, has begun an initiative for a malaria vaccine, which has had a positive impact on the public perception of Microsoft.
• E) Wendy's used Twitter to fundraise for the Dave Thomas Foundation for adoption, contributing 50 cents for each retweet of their message #TreatItFwd.

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Definitions:

Interval Data

Data measured along a scale, in which each point is placed at a specific distance from a reference point, allowing for meaningful comparisons between data points.

Nominal Data

Data categorized into discrete groups or categories that cannot be ordered or ranked with respect to one another.

Ordinal Data

Ordinal data is a type of categorical data with a set order or scale to the possible values, but without a consistent difference between each value.

Quantitative Data

This refers to numerical data that can be measured and quantified, representing quantities, amounts, or levels.