A large retailer is asking each customer at checkout for their zip code. If the zip code is the only recorded variable, what is the type of measurement scale?
A) ratio
B) nominal
C) ordinal
D) interval

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Zip codes are examples of nominal scales because they are used to categorize or label locations without implying any sort of numerical relationship or order between them.

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