When you read your college textbooks, you may sometimes find errors in them.If you track the number of errors based on the edition of the textbook, you might find that 1st editions have more errors than 3rd, 5th, and 10th editions.What type of variable is the edition of the text you are assessing?
A) nominal
B) ordinal
C) scale
D) dependent

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The edition of the textbook is an example of an ordinal variable because it can be ranked and put into a specific order (1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.), but the differences between the values are not necessarily equal (the difference between 1st and 2nd edition may be different from the difference between 7th and 8th edition).

When You Read Your College Textbooks, You May Sometimes Find