The ratio scale is the 4th level of measurement scale, which is quantitative. It is a type of variable measurement scale. It allows researchers to compare the differences or intervals. The ratio scale has a unique feature. It possesses the character of the origin or zero points whereas the ordinal scale is the 2nd level of measurement that reports the ordering and ranking of data without establishing the degree of variation between them. Ordinal represents the “order.” Ordinal data is known as qualitative data or categorical data. It can be grouped, named and also ranked.
If we check the properties of the two, we found that the Ratio measurement has the following characteristics:
Ordinal measurement has the below charcteristics:
Hence, we do not see any common properties between the two. So, third point that is the ratio measure has the properties of ordinal measure is false.
Which one of the following is FALSE? Ordinal measures have the properties of interval measures Interval...
If a study was done that asked college students exactly how many A’s they have obtained (e.g., 0, 1, 2, etc.), the researcher is using: A nominal measure An ordinal measure An interval measure A ratio measure Provide an example of each of these two scales (ordinal and interval/ratio) that represent students’ performance in a statistics course. You found that a zero is included in a scale of a measurement. Which of the following is correct about the measurement scale?...
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