Which variable is least likely to be regarded as ratio data?
A)Length of time required for a randomly chosen vehicle to cross a toll bridge (minutes)
B)Weight of a randomly chosen student (pounds)
C)Number of fatalities in a randomly chosen traffic disaster (persons)
D)Student's evaluation of a professor's teaching (Likert scale)

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The Likert scale used to assess a student's evaluation of a professor's teaching is a type of ordinal data, as the responses are ordered in terms of agreement or disagreement with a statement, but the distance between the response categories may not be uniform or quantifiable. The other variables listed (length of time, weight, and number of fatalities) are all examples of continuous data that can be measured as ratios.

Which Variable Is Least Likely to Be Regarded as Ratio