________ Is a Scale in Which the Numbers Are Used

question 56

Multiple Choice

________ is a scale in which the numbers are used to rate objects such that numerically equal distances on the scale represent equal distances in the characteristic being measured.

• A) Ratio scale
• B) Ordinal scale
• C) Interval scale
• D) Nominal scale

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