In the study by Korn, Davis, and Davis, it was determined that department chairs rated B. F. Skinner higher on their "all time" list than historians did. The study featured a(n) _______ scale of measurement.
A) nominal
B) ordinal
C) interval
D) ratio

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An ordinal scale ranks items in order but does not have equal intervals between them. In this study, department chairs ranked Skinner higher than historians, which indicates a preference or ranking order. However, the study does not provide information on the actual difference between the rankings, so an interval or ratio scale would not be appropriate. A nominal scale would simply categorize Skinner as being on one list or another without any ranking.

In the Study by Korn, Davis, and Davis, It Was