Question

Which option describes the difference between nominal and ordinal data?

Group of answer choices

Nominal is numeric; ordinal is text-based

Nominal has categories; ordinal has numbers

Nominal is random; ordinal is continuous

Nominal has no order; ordinal has meaningful order

Answer 1

Nominal has no order; ordinal has meaningful order.

Explanation: Nominal data are categorical labels without any inherent ordering (e.g., colors, gender), while ordinal data are categories with a meaningful order or ranking (e.g., survey ratings: agree < neutral < disagree).