If you asked someone on a survey to rank order a list, you would be using which type of scale?
A)interval
B)ordinal
C)nominal
D)cardinal

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Rank ordering involves assigning numbers or positions based on the relative degree of preference or importance, without necessarily implying a consistent interval or distance between the positions. Thus, it is an ordinal scale that measures the order or ranking of items, but does not provide information about their absolute values or magnitudes. The other options are not as appropriate, as nominal scales only distinguish between names or categories without a natural order or hierarchy, interval scales involve equal intervals between numbers that signify equal differences in magnitude, and cardinal scales have a meaningful zero point that indicates absence or presence of a quantity.

If You Asked Someone on a Survey to Rank Order