In rating the service provided by a restaurant server,the following responses are possible: excellent,above average,average,below average,and poor.The responses are coded from 1 to 5 with 5 being excellent.The level of measurement this scale represents is:
A)nominal.
B)ordinal.
C)interval.
D)ratio.

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The scale represents an ordinal level of measurement because the responses have a rank order, but the differences between the categories are not equal or measurable.

In Rating the Service Provided by a Restaurant Server,the Following