Which of the following is an example of a variable measured at the ordinal level of measurement?
A) Military rank
B) Birth order of siblings
C) Age measured as child, teen, adult, and elderly
D) Order in which subjects complete a given task
E) All of the above are measured at the ordinal level

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All the options (A, B, C, D) represent variables that can be ordered or ranked, which is characteristic of the ordinal level of measurement. Military rank, birth order, age categories, and completion order all imply a sequence or ranking without specifying the exact difference between the ranks.

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