Which of the following operations is meaningful for processing ordinal data, but is meaningless for processing nominal data?
A)Addition
B)Multiplication
C)Ranking
D)Counting
E)Division

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Ranking is meaningful for ordinal data because ordinal data has an inherent order, allowing for comparisons of greater than or less than. This operation is meaningless for nominal data, which consists of categories without any intrinsic order.

Which of the Following Operations Is Meaningful for Processing Ordinal