Question

multiple choice question
which one of the following are properties of ordinal-level data?
the zero point of the data is meaningful.
the data can be ranked or counted.
data classifications are sets of names or labels.
it can only be classified and counted.

Explanation:

• A meaningful zero point is a property of ratio-level data, not ordinal.
• Ordinal-level data has categories that can be ranked (ordered), and can also be counted (frequency of each rank).
• Only using names/labels is nominal-level data, which lacks ranking.
• "Only classified and counted" describes nominal data, not ordinal which adds ranking.

Answer:

B. The data can be ranked or counted.