Why cant we use the range to describe diversity in nominal variables? The range can be used

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Why can’t we use the range to describe diversity in nominal variables? The range can be used to describe diversity in ordinal variables (e.g., we can say that responses to a question ranged from “somewhat satisfied” to “very dissatisfied”), but it has no quantitative meaning. Why not?

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Social Statistics For A Diverse Society

ISBN: 9781544339733

9th Edition

Authors: Chava Frankfort Nachmias, Anna Y Leon Guerrero, Georgiann Davis

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