A researcher studying college students asks them to tell him how many dates they have gone on in the last month. This variable may best be described as being measured at the ______ level of measurement.
A) nominal
B) ordinal
C) interval
D) ratio

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The number of dates can be counted and has a true zero point (meaning no dates), which are characteristics of the ratio level of measurement. Ratio level allows for identifying differences, establishing an order, and performing mathematical operations, including the determination of ratios.

A Researcher Studying College Students Asks Them to Tell Him