A researcher designs a survey question asking respondents to indicate their class standing as either: First-Year,Sophomore,Junior,Senior,or Graduate Student.What level of measurement did she use?
A) nominal
B) ordinal
C) interval
D) ratio
E) none of these

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The level of measurement used is ordinal because the class standings have a natural order or ranking (First-Year, Sophomore, Junior, Senior, Graduate Student) but the differences between them are not necessarily equal or meaningful.

A Researcher Designs a Survey Question Asking Respondents to Indicate