Determining the class standing (1st, 2nd, and so on) for the graduating seniors at a high school would involve measurement on a(n) ____ scale of measurement.

The class standing for the graduating seniors at a high school would involve measurement on an ordinal scale of measurement.

Step by step explanation:

1. The question is asking about the type of scale that would be used to determine the class standing of graduating seniors.

2. There are four types of measurement scales: nominal, ordinal, interval, and ratio.

3. A nominal scale is used for labeling variables, without any quantitative value.

4. An ordinal scale is used for ranking. The scale uses rank order to provide a relative standing for an item.

5. An interval scale is numerical and we can perform certain arithmetical operations on the data collected.

6. A ratio scale is the highest level of measurement and is not only generating the order, but it also makes the exact difference between variables clear and specific.

7. In the context of the question, we are ranking students (1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.), so we are using an ordinal scale of measurement.