A researcher creates a variable that is called 'shampoo type' that categorizes shampoo into three types: a) herbal; b) chemically balanced; and c) non-additive. What type of measurement scale is 'shampoo category?'
A) Nominal
B) Ordinal
C) Interval
D) Ratio

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The 'shampoo type' variable categorizes shampoos into distinct categories without any inherent order, ranking, or specific distance between the categories, which is characteristic of a nominal scale.

A Researcher Creates a Variable That Is Called 'Shampoo Type