Which of the Following Is True of an Ordinal Scale

question 15

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is True of an ordinal scale?

• A) It is the most basic and least powerful scale design.
• B) It allows researchers to make absolute comparisons between responses.
• C) It allows responses to be rank-ordered in a hierarchical pattern.
• D) It is less powerful than a nominal scale.
• E) It can measure absolute differences between scale points.

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