Marty assesses teachers' attitudes toward inclusion based upon number of years of teacher experience. He groups his teachers as those that have 4 or less years of experience, 5-10 years of experience, 11-20 years of experience and more than 20 years. The variable of years of experience in Marty's study illustrates an example of ___________level data.
A) nominal
B) ordinal
C) interval
D) ratio

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The variable of years of experience falls under the ordinal level of measurement because the grouping is based on a sequential order from the lowest to highest number of years, but the differences between each group are not necessarily equal.

Marty Assesses Teachers' Attitudes Toward Inclusion Based Upon Number of Years