Mira, a prominent cyclist, was recently involved in a drug scandal. In an effort to mitigate the crisis, her PR staff organized a press conference, wrote a speech, and asked Mira to remember it word for word. What method of delivery was Mira asked to adopt?

For each of the following examples of data, determine which scale of measurement is used. a) the number of miles joggers run per week. b) the starting salaries of graduates of mba programs c) the months in which a firm's employees choose to take their vacations. d) the final letter grades received by students in a math course.