A map of the locations of car race winners displayed by their placement ranking is an example of which kind of data?
A) Nominal
B) Ordinal
C) Interval
D) Ratio

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Ordinal data is characterized by the order or ranking of the data points without a precise difference between them. The placement rankings of car race winners (1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.) represent an ordered sequence where the order matters but the difference between the positions is not consistent or meaningful in terms of exact value differences.

A Map of the Locations of Car Race Winners Displayed