When respondents are asked to place local shopping malls so that their first choice is 1,their second choice is 2,and so forth,this is best-described as an example of a(n)____ scale.
A)ordinal
B)ratio
C)interval
D)nominal

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Respondents are being asked to rank their choices in a specific order, which is the basis of an ordinal scale. A ratio scale involves measurements with a clear zero point (such as weight or height), an interval scale involves equal intervals between values (such as temperature on a Celsius scale), and a nominal scale involves categorizing data into named categories (such as hair color or gender).

When Respondents Are Asked to Place Local Shopping Malls So