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Which level of measurement would be appropriate for measuring temperature?
ordinal
nominal
interval
ratio
ordinal
nominal
interval
ratio
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The appropriate level of measurement for measuring temperature is **interval**.
Temperature is measured on a scale where the differences between values are meaningful (e.g., the difference between 20°C and 30°C is the same as the difference between 30°C and 40°C), but there is no true zero point that indicates the absence of temperature (0°C does not mean no temperature). This distinguishes interval measurement from ratio measurement, which has a true zero point.
Temperature is measured on a scale where the differences between values are meaningful (e.g., the difference between 20°C and 30°C is the same as the difference between 30°C and 40°C), but there is no true zero point that indicates the absence of temperature (0°C does not mean no temperature). This distinguishes interval measurement from ratio measurement, which has a true zero point.