Using four scales of measurement described in your text, identify each item:
-a completely new temperature scale on which 0 is a burning test paper
A) nominal
B) ordinal
C) interval
D) ratio

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A completely new temperature scale where 0 is defined as the temperature at which paper burns is an example of an interval scale. Interval scales allow for the measurement of the magnitude of difference between points on the scale, but they do not have a true zero point that represents the absence of the quantity being measured. In this case, 0 is an arbitrary point (the temperature at which paper burns) rather than an absence of temperature, making it an interval scale.

Using Four Scales of Measurement Described in Your Text, Identify