An instructor conducts a survey on the students to determine their religious preference. The data is measured at the ______ scale of measurement and therefore the instructor would use a ______ to illustrate the data.
A) nominal; pie graph
B) nominal; histogram
C) ordinal; bar chart
D) interval; pie graph

Question

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Religious preference is a categorical variable with no order or numerical value, making it nominal. To illustrate nominal data, a pie graph is a useful tool.

An Instructor Conducts a Survey on the Students to Determine