Ordinal

Ordinal data is the second lowest level of data. A common example of ordinal data collection is a Likert item.

Properties

 * 1) Categories are mutually exclusive
 * 2) Ordinal data allows for rank order (1st, 2nd, 3rd etc.) of data
 * 3) Degrees of difference cannot be assumed or generated

Examples

 * Likert item (Strongly disagree / Disagree / No opinion / Agree / Strongly Agree)
 * Position in race (1st, 2nd, 3rd)