A hungry instructor who forgot his wallet asks the students in his class to take out and count the change (coins) they have in their pockets. This variable may best be described as being measured at the ______ level of measurement.
A) nominal
B) ordinal
C) interval
D) ratio

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The variable is being measured at the ratio level since it has a true zero point and the values can be compared using mathematical operations such as addition and subtraction.

A Hungry Instructor Who Forgot His Wallet Asks the Students