Rick Irizarry of Irizarry Insurance Company is conducting a survey of potential customers. Age is an important issue in determining life insurance premiums. Rick considers asking for age by asking the respondents to:
Check appropriate category:
___ 16 to 19
___ 20 to 25
___ 26 to 35
___ 36 to 50
___ over 50
Rick should consider the type of the measurement scale to be:
A) nominal.
B) ordinal.
C) interval.
D) ratio.
E) age-related.
Answer: b. ordinal