Which of the following scales of measurement ordinarily does not lend itself to a measure of variability?
A)Nominal
B)Ordinal
C)Interval
D)Ratio

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The nominal scale of measurement, which categorizes data without a natural order or ranking, does not lend itself to a measure of variability because it simply names or labels categories. Variability measures require a sense of order or distance between data points, which nominal scales do not provide.

Which of the Following Scales of Measurement Ordinarily Does Not