Students who participated in the science fair were ranked by category and received first-, second-, and third-place ribbons. This is an example of what type of scale?
A) Ratio
B) Interval
C) Ordinal
D) Nominal

Question

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The ranking of students into first, second, and third place establishes an ordinal scale, where the numbers have a particular order but the differences between them are not necessarily equal.

Students Who Participated in the Science Fair Were Ranked by Category