interval scale

British  

noun

1. statistics a scale of measurement of data according to which the differences between values can be quantified in absolute but not relative terms and for which any zero is merely arbitrary: for instance, dates are measured on an interval scale since differences can be measured in years, but no sense can be given to a ratio of times Compare ordinal scale ratio scale nominal scale

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Example Sentences

Ratio scale data is like interval scale data, but it has a 0 point and ratios can be calculated.

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Data that is measured using the interval scale is similar to ordinal level data because it has a definite ordering but there is a difference between data.

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The differences between interval scale data can be measured though the data does not have a starting point.

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Problem.—By use of the slope scale on the sketch board and the contour interval scale on the alidade, each man will secure vertical data on the flat sketch made in the fourth lesson.

From Military Instructors Manual by Schoonmaker, Oliver