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It may be easier to understand by considering a scale that is nota ratio scale. Commonly used examples are the temperature scale (in degrees C or F). A temperature of 40 degrees is not 4 times as hot as 10 degrees. Only the Kelvin scale meets that requirement.
A ratio scale requires a zero that is meaningful.
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Is age an interval or ratio scale of measurement?
It is a ratio scale of measurement.
Is a blood glucose sliding scale a ratio-scale measurement?
no
What is the highest level of measurement in statistics?
Ratio scale
Is employee age an ordinal scale?
Employee age is a ratio level of measurement. Requirements of ratio level of measurement are: A) has a natural zero (in case of age is birth) and B) differences and ratio's are meaningful (for age 4 is twice as old as 2).
Is income a ratio or interval scale measurement?
Income is a ratio measure. In ratio measures, one can order categories, specify the difference between two categories, and the value of zero on the variable represents the absence of the variable. Thus, income can take on values of $0, $10, $30,000, etc. Zero dollar income means the absence of income, making income a ratio measurement.
