When transforming scale data to ordinal data, if two people have exactly the same score, what is their rank?
A) They receive the average of the two ranks they would hold if the scores were different.
B) They receive the same lower rank.
C) They receive the highest and second-highest rank.
D) They receive the lowest and the second-lowest rank.

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When two people have exactly the same score in scale data that is being transformed into ordinal data, they are assigned the same rank, which is the average of the two ranks they would occupy if their scores were different. This method ensures a fair and consistent ranking system.

When Transforming Scale Data to Ordinal Data, If Two People