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LaDunn

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Unlike the Fahrenheit and Celsius scales, the Kelvin temperature scale's lowest possible value is zero. Hence, the Kelvin scale can be considered to be ____.
 
  a. ordinal.
  b. nominal.
  c. ratio.
  d. interval.

Question 2

If a scale has equal intervals between values and a single underlying quantitative dimension, then it is a(n) ____ scale of measurement.
 
  a. ordinal.
  b. nominal.
  c. ratio.
  d. interval.


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Jossy

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Reply #1 on: Jun 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

D


LaDunn

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Reply 2 on: Jun 20, 2018
Gracias!

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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