Juanita asks children to line up in order of their height, placing the shortest child first and the tallest child last. She then assigns the first child "1," the second a "2," and so on. What type of scale is Juanita using?
A) ratio scale
B) ordinal scale
C) nominal scale
D) equal interval scale

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Juanita is using an ordinal scale, as the children are being ranked from shortest to tallest and are assigned numbers based on their position in the ranking. However, the differences between the numbers assigned do not necessarily reflect equal intervals of height.

Juanita Asks Children to Line Up in Order of Their