Identify the type of data (qualitative/quantitative) and the level of measuremen

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Identify the type of data (qualitative/quantitative) and the level of measurement for the data described below. Explain your choice. The names of students listed in order of grade point average Are the data qualitative or quantitative? A. Qualitative, because numerical values, found by either measuring or counting, are used to describe the data B. Quantitative, because the data is measured or counted C. Qualitative, because it makes no sense to perform mathematical operations on the data D. Quantitative, because descriptive terms are used to measure or classify the data What is the data set's level of measurement? A. Ratio, because the differences in the data can be meaningfully measured, and the data have a true zero point. B. Interval, because the differences in the data can be meaningfully measured, but the data do not have a true zero point. O C. Nominal, because the data are categories or labels that cannot be ranked. D. Ordinal, because the data are categories or labels that can be ranked.

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This is the example of qualitative because numerical values, found by either measuring or counting are use the describe data.

This is ordinal because the data are categories or labels that can be ranked.

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