Question

multiple choice question
which of the following is classified as ordinal-level data?
someones ranking of their three favorite foods.
the most popular selling dress size.
the weight of a package to be mailed.
someones favorite sport (soccer, swimming, ...).

Explanation:

Ordinal-level data has a meaningful rank or order.

• Ranking favorite foods has a clear ordered hierarchy (1st, 2nd, 3rd choice).
• The most popular dress size is nominal (categorical, no rank).
• Package weight is ratio-level (has a true zero, measurable).
• Favorite sport is nominal (categorical, no inherent order).

Answer:

A. Someone's ranking of their three favorite foods.