Level of measurement used in statistics summarizes what statistical analysis that is possible. There exist three types of level of measurement. The nominal, ordinal and Interval/Ratio level of measurement. Here, our primary focus will be the Ordinal level of measurement.
Ordinal level of measurement indicates the position in a sequence. In the military sector, the officer's rank is said to be Ordinal. This implies that the ordinal level of measurement categorizes variables according to hierarchy or ranks with a meaningful order. Still, the intervals and differences between the variables may not be equal.
