At a day care center a researcher asks children to list their five favorite toys from most favorite to least favorite. What level of measurement is represented in this example?
A) nominal
B) ordinal
C) interval
D) ratio

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The children are ranking their toys in order of preference, indicating an ordinal level of measurement. Nominal level would involve simply categorizing or labeling the toys without any particular order or ranking. Interval and ratio levels require actual numerical values that have equal intervals and a true zero point, respectively, which are not present in this example.

At a Day Care Center a Researcher Asks Children to List