A survey asks participants to rate a company on a scale of one to ten. Which of the following BEST describes the rating variable?

The correct answer is B. Ordinal. The rating variable in a survey where participants rate a company on a scale of one to ten is best described as ordinal. This is because the ratings are ranked in order, with each number representing a position on a scale of satisfaction or quality. The numbers are not just…

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AContinuous
BOrdinal
CCategorical
DNominal

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B
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C
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D
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Explanation

The rating variable in a survey where participants rate a company on a scale of one to ten is best described as ordinal. This is because the ratings are ranked in order, with each number representing a position on a scale of satisfaction or quality. The numbers are not just labels (which would be nominal), nor do they represent a continuous spectrum (which would be continuous). They also do not fit the definition of categorical, as that implies non-ordered groups or categories. In an ordinal scale, the order of the values is significant and meaningful.

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#Data types#Variable classification#Ordinal data

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