1.0QuestionProhttps://www.questionpro.com/blogAdi Bhathttps://www.questionpro.com/blog/author/adityabhat/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="cnnSlmXOs6"><a href="https://www.questionpro.com/blog/nominal-vs-ordinal-scale/">Nominal vs Ordinal Scale: What is the Difference?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.questionpro.com/blog/nominal-vs-ordinal-scale/embed/#?secret=cnnSlmXOs6" width="600" height="338" title="“Nominal vs Ordinal Scale: What is the Difference?” — QuestionPro" data-secret="cnnSlmXOs6" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://www.questionpro.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Nominal-Vs.-Ordinal-scale_V01.jpg843504There is a significant difference between nominal and ordinal scale - and understanding this difference is key for getting the right research data. Nominal scale is used to name variables and Ordinal scale provides information about the order of the variables. Both these measurement scales have their significance in surveys/questionnaires, polls, and their subsequent statistical analysis. Every statistician should evaluate nominal vs ordinal precisely as the other two variable scales, i.e., Interval and Ratio are articulately calculated.