Question

Given below are two statements:

Statement I: In a ratio scale, zero point is arbitrary

Statement II: The nominal scale allows ordering/ranking of data

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Options :

  1. Both Statement I and Statement II are true.

  2. Both Statement I and Statement II are false.

  3. Statement I is true but Statement II is false.

  4. Statement I is false but Statement II is true.

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Answer :

Both Statement I and Statement II are false.

Solution :

Scale
Quality
1. Nominal
A. Classification
2. Ordinal
B. Classification, order
3. Interval
C. Classification, order
and equal units
4. Ratio
D. Classification, order,
equal units and absolute
zero
  • Ratio scale has absolute zero, zero is not arbitrary.
  • Nominal scale only allows classification, not other features.

Hence, both statements are incorrect.


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