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A) Classify the following as an example of nominal, ordinal, interval, or ratio level of measurement, and state why it represents this level: rankings of the top ten best-selling authors

B) Determine if this data is qualitative or quantitative: Five violent crimes per week

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The solution classifies an example of nominal, ordinal, interval or ratio level of measurements to represent a level. The data is determined to be qualitative or quantitative.

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