In a recent blind taste test participants were asked to rank

In a recent blind taste test, participants were asked to rank their preference for seven brands of energy drink, with a \"1\" being the best and \"7\" being the worst. What type of data would the researcher be analyzing in this study?

nominal

nonrandom

ratio

ordinal

interval

Solution

the researchers are analyzing ordinal data

ordinal data is one in which there is a order of value that is less important and more important but does not provide information about difference between two values. Its a measure of non-numeric componenets