Naomi Is Studying the Effect of Popularity on Academic Success

Multiple Choice

Naomi is studying the effect of popularity on academic success for her research methods project.To do this,she has elementary school students rate how popular each member of their class is.She then uses this information to rank the students on popularity (e.g.,John is the most popular,Vanessa is the second-most popular) .Which of the following best describes this variable?

A) An ordinal scale of measurement
B) A self-report measurement
C) A categorical measurement
D) Both a and b
E) Both b and c