Which of the following is an example of nominal data?

a. ocean temperature at seven beaches along the east coast of the U. S.
b. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers of the 2005 Boston Marathon
c. morning commute (in miles) of professors at DeVry University - Phoenix
d. account numbers of the clients of the Wells Fargo Bank

there is no following?

but nominal refers to data that is close to but not exactly the same