t.3.

3 IN TERVAL LEVEL
Interval-level data measurement is the next to the highest level of data in
which the distances between consecutive numbers have meaning and the data
are always numerical. The distances represented by the differences between
consecutive numbers are equal; that is, interval data have equal intervals.
An example of interval measurement is Fahrenheit temperature. With
Fahrenheit temperature numbers, the temperatures can be ranked, and the
amounts of heat between consecutive readings, such as 20°, 21 °, and 22°, are
the same.
In addition, with interval-level data, the zero point is a matter of GOnvention
or convenience and not a natural or fixed zero point. Zero is just another
point on the scale and does not mean the absence of the phenomenon. For
example, zero degrees Fahrenheit is not the lowest possible temperature.
Some other examples of interval-level data are the percentage change in
employment, the percentage return on a stock and the dollar change in
stock price. '