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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Ordinal data has a natural order or hierarchy, while nominal data does not. Therefore, ranking based on this order is meaningful for ordinal data but not for nominal data. Addition is not meaningful since there is no absolute zero point, multiplication and division are not meaningful because the proportions are not relevant, and counting is applicable to both nominal and ordinal data.

Which of the Following Operations Is Meaningful for Processing Ordinal