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Naomi is studying the effect of popularity on academic success for her research methods project. To do this, she has elementary school students rate how popular each member of their class is. She then uses this information to rank the students on popularity (e. g., john is the most popular, vanessa is the second-most popular). Which of the following best describes this variable? 1. a categorical measurement 2. an interval scale of measurement 3. a self-report measurement 4. an ordinal scale of measurement

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An ordinal scale of measurement

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The ordinal scale of measurement is recognized as the second level of measurement that is employed when ranking and data ordering is to be done, without actually trying to establish the extent of variation in the ranked order. The word ordinal as used denotes order. Naomi uses the ordinal scale of measurement because she aims to rank people based on popularity and this means in order of popularity.

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an ordinal scale of measurement

With ordinal scales, the order of the values is what’s important and significant, but the differences between each one is not really known.

Ordinal” indicates “order”. Ordinal data is quantitative data which have naturally occurring orders and the difference between is unknown. It can be named, grouped and also ranked. Naomi is studying the effect of popularity. She uses this information to rank meaning putting in order

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