Four scales of measurement were introduced in this chapter, from simple classification on a nominal scale to the more informative measurements from a ratio scale.a. What additional information is obtained from measurements on an ordinal scale compared to measurements on a nominal scale? b. What additional information is obtained from measurements on an interval scale compared to measurements on an ordinal scale? c. What additional information is obtained from measurements on a ratio scale compared to measurements on an interval scale?

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Levels of measurement:Nominal: It categorizes the objects without any natural ordering.Ordinal: It categorizes the objects with natural ordering.Interval: It has ordered values with the additional property of equal distances or intervals.Ratio: It has ordered values; equal distances between values and has an absolute zero.a) Additional information:Ordinal scale:Numerical values can be assigned to the orders of the data, even when the data values are not naturally numerical. The properties of nominal measurement are applicable for ordinal scale.b) Interval scale:The difference between any two points on the scale is meaningful. The operations of addition and subtraction on this scale are meaningful. The properties of nominal and ordinal measurements are applicable for interval scale.

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c) Additional information:Ratio scale:The operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division on this scale are meaningful. The properties of nominal, ordinal and interval measurements are applicable for ratio scale.

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