Professor Harris is constructing a demographic questionnaire for use in a research project.One question asks students to report their age in years.This is an example of a/an:
A)nominal scale.
B)ordinal scale.
C)interval scale.
D)ratio scale.

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Reporting age in years is an example of an interval scale because the numbers represent equal intervals, but there is no true zero point (i.e. age can start at 0 years, but it cannot be negative).

Professor Harris Is Constructing a Demographic Questionnaire for Use in a Research