You are examining a variable's attributes. They represent all the possibilities without overlapping one another; they have an inherent order; and they represent a numeric scale. Furthermore, the attributes are equally wide. What level of measurement does the variable have?
A) nominal
B) ordinal
C) interval/ratio

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The variable has an inherent order and an equally wide numeric scale, indicating that it is either interval or ratio level of measurement. Since there are no inherent categories or groupings in the attributes, it cannot be nominal or ordinal. Therefore, the variable is interval/ratio level of measurement.

You Are Examining a Variable's Attributes