When a survey uses the responses strongly disagree, disagree, neutral, agree, strongly agree, this is an example of:
A) nominal data.
B) ordinal data.
C) interval data.
D) ratio data.

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This is an example of ordinal data because the responses can be ranked or ordered from strongest disagreement to strongest agreement, but the intervals between the responses are not necessarily equal.

When a Survey Uses the Responses Strongly Disagree, Disagree, Neutral