If the number of jail inmates are categorized on the basis of whether or not they exhibit overt aggression during a free-time period, the data form is
A) nominal
B) ordinal
C) interval
D) data that are merely categorized fit no specific scale type

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The categories "exhibiting overt aggression" and "not exhibiting overt aggression" cannot be numerically ordered or measured on a scale. Therefore, this type of data is nominal, which means they are categories that are named, but not numerically ordered.

If the Number of Jail Inmates Are Categorized on the Basis