A secretary in a veterinarian's office keeps track of how many animals come in for care in a week's time and what types of animals they are: cat, dog, horse, gerbil, duck, snake, and so forth. What level of measurement is this?

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The level of measurement is nominal because it involves categorizing or naming types of animals without implying any sort of ranking or specific order among them.

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