The assignment of a score of 1 to male students and a score of 2 to female students is an example of a(n)
A) nominal scale.
B) ordinal scale.
C) interval scale.
D) ratio scale.

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This is an example of a nominal scale because it involves categorization without any order or ranking. The numbers 1 and 2 are simply labels for different categories (male and female) and do not imply any hierarchy or quantitative measurement.

The Assignment of a Score of 1 to Male Students