Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
Statement I:In a ratio scale, the zero point is arbitrary.
Statement II:The nominal scale allows ordering or ranking of data.
ABoth Statement I and Statement II are true
BBoth Statement I and Statement II are false ✓ Correct
CStatement I is true but Statement II is false
DStatement I is false but Statement II is true
Correct answer: (B) Both Statement I and Statement II are false
Explanation
Both statements are false about scales of measurement.
In a ratio scale the zero point is absolute and true, not arbitrary, marking complete absence of the quantity.
Statement 1 therefore fails, since arbitrary zeros belong to the interval scale instead.
The nominal scale only classifies cases into unordered categories and cannot rank them.
Statement 2 therefore fails, as ordering or ranking is the property of the ordinal scale.
The four scales in ascending power are nominal, ordinal, interval and ratio.
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