Which Scale of Measurement Has These Two Properties: Linear Distance

question 84

Multiple Choice

Which scale of measurement has these two properties: linear distance is meaningful and the location of origin (or zero point) is arbitrary?

• A)interval level
• B)ordinal level
• C)nominal level
• D)ratio level
• E)minimal level

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