The level of measurement that classifies and ranks people in terms of the degree to which they possess the attribute of interest is which of the following?
A) Nominal
B) Ordinal
C) Interval
D) Ratio
B
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There are four levels of measurement: (1) nominal measurement—the classification of attributes into mutually exclusive categories; (2) ordinal measurement—the ranking of people based on their relative standing on an attribute; (3) interval measurement—indicating not only people's rank order but the distance between them; and (4) ratio measurement—distinguished from interval measurement by having a rational zero point and thus providing information about the absolute magnitude of the attribute.
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