Question

A recent study about online shopping asked respondents to indicate their education level on the following​ scale: "Less than High​ School," "High​ School," "Some​ College," "College+." Which of the following statements is​ (are) true? a) Education level is a categorical variable. b) Education level is nominal scaled.c) Education level is ordinal scaled.

Answer 1

The correct option is C) Yes it is true that Education is an ordinal scale.

Step-by-step explanation:

An ordinal scale is a form of measurement that shows ranking of data in an order that does not necessarily establish the degree of variation between them

As a rank order, Ordinal Scale assign numbers to objects to determine the relative extent to which certain characteristic is possessed.

Education is an ordinal scale and the objects of this research was assigned in the following order:

• "Less than High​ School,"
• "High​ School,"
• "Some​ College,"
• "College+."