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ratio scale

ratio scale A ratio scale is a level of measurement that uses numbers with equal intervals across the whole scale and has a true zero point.

A ratio scale is a level of measurement that uses numbers with equal intervals across the whole scale and has a true zero point. Because zero represents the absence of the measured quantity, comparisons such as one value being twice another are meaningful.