In a questionnaire, respondents are asked to mark their marital status. Marital status is an example of the
A)ordinal scale
B)nominal scale
C)ratio scale
D)interval scale

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Marital status is a categorical variable with mutually exclusive categories (single, married, divorced, etc.), and therefore it is an example of nominal scale. Nominal scales are used to classify data into categories where no ranking or order can be imposed on the categories.

In a Questionnaire, Respondents Are Asked to Mark Their Marital