Question

Which option describes the difference between nominal and ordinal data?

Group of answer choices

Nominal has categories; ordinal has numbers

Nominal is random; ordinal is continuous

Nominal is numeric; ordinal is text-based

Nominal has no order; ordinal has meaningful order

Answer 1

Nominal has no order; ordinal has meaningful order.

Explanation: Nominal data are categories without inherent order (e.g., hair color, blood type). Ordinal data are categories with a meaningful order or rank (e.g., survey ratings: poor, fair, good, excellent).