A state's education director received a report listing the school rankings in terms of high school students' graduation rates.Which scale of measurement is represented in this report?
A) nominal scale
B) ordinal scale
C) interval scale
D) ratio scale

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The rankings reflect an order, indicating that one school has a higher graduation rate than another. However, there is no standard unit of measurement or fixed distance between the ranks, so it is not a true interval or ratio scale. It is also not a nominal scale as the rankings have a meaningful order. Therefore, the best choice is the ordinal scale.

A State's Education Director Received a Report Listing the School