Naomi is studying the effect of popularity on academic success for her research methods project. To do this, she has elementary school students rate how popular each member of their class is. She then uses this information to rank the students on popularity (e.g., John is the most popular, Vanessa is the second-most popular). Which of the following best describes this variable?
A)An ordinal scale of measurement
B)A self-report measurement
C)A categorical measurement
D)An interval scale of measurement

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The variable being measured is popularity, which is being ranked from most popular to least popular. This is an example of an ordinal scale of measurement, where the data is ordered but the differences between the ranks is not necessarily equal.

Naomi Is Studying the Effect of Popularity on Academic Success