Performance on an attitude measure with Likert type items is considered an) _____________ level variable.
A) nominal
B) ordinal
C) interval
D) ratio

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Ordinal level variables are those in which the order of the values is meaningful, but the differences between the values are not necessarily equal. Likert type items are a type of ordinal level variable because the order of the responses (e.g., strongly agree, agree, neutral, disagree, strongly disagree) is meaningful, but the differences between the responses are not necessarily equal.

Performance on an Attitude Measure with Likert Type Items Is