Scores assigned to continuous rating scales by the researcher are typically treated as ________ data.
A) nominal
B) ratio
C) interval
D) ordinal

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Continuous rating scales are used to obtain data that can be measured along a continuum. This makes the data interval-level, as the differences between the numbers assigned to different responses are meaningful and equal. Nominal data is categorical, ordinal data involves rank order, and ratio data has a meaningful zero point.

Scores Assigned to Continuous Rating Scales by the Researcher Are