Identify the sequence of words 1-5 that correctly fills the blanks in the following paragraph: Variables such as ___ and ___ are examples of nominal variables because their categories have no inherent order. In contrast, ___ is an ordinal variable, while ___ is measured on a ratio scale. Similarly, ___ is generally considered an ordinal variable.
1.Gender
2.Economic Status
3.Temperature in Kelvin
4.Annoyance Level
5.Caste
A1, 5, 4, 3, 2 ✓ Correct
B5, 1, 3, 4, 2
C1, 2, 5, 3, 4
D4, 5, 1, 3, 2
Correct answer: (A) 1, 5, 4, 3, 2
Explanation
Gender and Caste fill the first two blanks as nominal variables whose categories have no inherent order.
Annoyance Level fills the third blank as an ordinal variable ranked from low to high.
Temperature in Kelvin fills the fourth blank as a ratio variable with a true zero.
Economic Status fills the last blank as an ordinal variable of ranked levels.
This gives the sequence Gender, Caste, Annoyance Level, Kelvin, Economic Status.
Kelvin qualifies as ratio because zero denotes the complete absence of the quantity, allowing meaningful ratios.
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