On a survey, individuals are asked how fearful of crime they are in their neighborhood. The answer choices are 1 = very fearful; 2 = somewhat fearful; 3 = not very fearful; 4 = not fearful at all. This is an example of which type of variable?

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The answer choices are ordered from most fearful to least fearful, which makes this an example of an ordinal variable. Ordinal variables allow for rank-ordering of the categories but do not necessarily have a uniform scale between categories.

On a Survey, Individuals Are Asked How Fearful of Crime