An instructor rank-orders students in her measurement class based on their performance on a quiz of Chapter 3 in the textbook.In this instance,the instructor is using which type of scale?
A) nominal
B) interval
C) ordinal
D) comparative

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The instructor is using an ordinal scale because she is ranking the students based on their performance. Ordinal scales are used to rank or order items based on specific criteria, but there is no meaningful measurement of the distance between the items.

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