Rick Irizarry of Irizarry Insurance Company is conducting a survey of potential customers. Age is an important issue in determining life insurance premiums. Rick considers asking for age in the following way: ___ 16 to 19
___ 20 to 25
___ 26 to 35
___ 36 to 50
___ over 50
Rick should consider the level of the measurement scale to be:

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The age ranges provided are ordered and have a clear hierarchy, indicating an ordinal measurement scale. However, the ranges are not evenly spaced or based on a known zero point, so interval or ratio scales are not appropriate. Nominal scale is not suitable here as the age groups are not just arbitrary labels. Open-ended is not applicable as there are established categories of age ranges.

Rick Irizarry of Irizarry Insurance Company Is Conducting a Survey