A consultant ranks the five most needed areas of improvement for a local business.What scale of measurement are the rankings?
A) nominal
B) ordinal
C) interval
D) ratio

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The rankings are in a specific order of importance or priority, making it an ordinal scale of measurement. However, there is not enough information given to determine whether the rankings have a consistent interval or a true zero point, so choosing interval or ratio scales would not be appropriate. The rankings cannot be considered nominal because they have a specific order.

A Consultant Ranks the Five Most Needed Areas of Improvement