Cancer staging for tumors is an example of which scale of measurement?
A) Nominal
B) Ordinal
C) Interval
D) Ratio

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Ordinal scales of measurement consist of categories of variables in which the categories are in order but there is no equal or defined distance between them. Cancer staging for tumors is grouped into four stages designated by Roman numerals I-IV. It is known that type II is worse than type I and that type III is worse than type II, but each type of cancer is slightly different, making it difficult to define precisely for all cancers.

Cancer Staging for Tumors Is an Example of Which Scale