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Ordinal Variables Are Ranked Ashleigh and Pudsey came in first in a recent season of Britain’s Got Talent, becoming the first winning act that included a dog; classical singers Jonathan and Charlotte came in second. This is an ordinal variable, so they are still ranked first and second regardless of how much better Ashleigh and Pudsey were than Jonathan and Charlotte.
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