If Gallup,Harris,and other pollsters asked people to indicate their political party affiliations as Democrat,Republican,or independent,the data gathered would be an example of which scale of measurement?
A)Nominal
B)Ordinal
C)Interval
D)Ratio

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This scale of measurement is used to categorize data into different groups based on certain characteristics. In this case, the political party affiliations are being categorized into three groups: Democrat, Republican, and independent, without any numerical value or order associated with them.

If Gallup,Harris,and Other Pollsters Asked People to Indicate Their Political