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    This document outlines four scales of measurement used in data analysis: nominal, ordinal, interval, and ratio. Nominal scale involves non-numeric labels or codes where only equality is meaningful. Ordinal scale involves ordered non-numeric or numeric codes where rank or order is meaningful. Interval scale involves always numeric data with a fixed unit of measure. Ratio scale involves numeric data where ratios are meaningful and it must contain a zero value.

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    This document outlines four scales of measurement used in data analysis: nominal, ordinal, interval, and ratio. Nominal scale involves non-numeric labels or codes where only equality is meaningful. Ordinal scale involves ordered non-numeric or numeric codes where rank or order is meaningful. Interval scale involves always numeric data with a fixed unit of measure. Ratio scale involves numeric data where ratios are meaningful and it must contain a zero value.

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    This document outlines four scales of measurement used in data analysis: nominal, ordinal, interval, and ratio. Nominal scale involves non-numeric labels or codes where only equality is meaningful. Ordinal scale involves ordered non-numeric or numeric codes where rank or order is meaningful. Interval scale involves always numeric data with a fixed unit of measure. Ratio scale involves numeric data where ratios are meaningful and it must contain a zero value.

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    Element

    Scale of
    measurement
    Differentiation between scale of measurement

    Data Example

    - Labels or names
    Nominal - Nonnumeric label or numeric - Gender
    code

    - The order or rank of the data


    is meaningful
    Ordinal - Nonnumeric label or numeric
    - Rating scale
    code

    - Fixed unit of measure


    Interval - Always numeric
    -Temperature in degree

    - Ratio of two values is


    meaningful
    - Variable : distance, height,
    Ratio weight, time (use the ratio - Height and weight
    scale)
    - Scale must contain a zero
    value

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