Which of the following statements illustrates the cumulative property of levels of measurement?
A)Nominal level variables can be measured at interval-ratio levels.
B)Interval-ratio level variables can be measured at ordinal levels.
C)Ordinal level variables can be measured at interval-ratio levels.
D)Nominal level variables can be measured at ordinal levels.

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The cumulative property of levels of measurement indicates that measurements at a higher level (e.g., interval-ratio) can also be interpreted at lower levels (e.g., ordinal, nominal), but not vice versa. Interval-ratio variables, which have both order and a known distance between values, can be categorized (making them ordinal) and named (making them nominal), thus illustrating this property.

Which of the Following Statements Illustrates the Cumulative Property of Levels