SOLUTION: Another one. Sorry, I just don't have the hang of it yet! Classify the following as an example of a nominal, ordinal, interval, or ratio level of measurment, and please state why

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Question 647627: Another one. Sorry, I just don't have the hang of it yet!
Classify the following as an example of a nominal, ordinal, interval, or ratio level of measurment, and please state why it represents this level:
(Temperature in 25 US Cities)

Again, Thanks in advance, for your help!
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
This is interval because you can order temperatures and the difference between consecutive temperatures are the same (1 degree). Notice how it's NOT ratio since there is no meaningful zero.