A large manufacturing company in Indianapolis produces valves for the chemical industry. According to specifications, one particular valve is supposed to have a five-inch opening on the side.Quality control inspectors take random samples of these valves just after the hole is bored.
They measure the size of the hole in an effort to determine if the machine needs to be adjusted.The measurement of the diameter of the hole represents which level of data?
A)Interval level
B)Ordinal level
C)Nominal level
D)Central level
E)Ratio level

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The measurement of the diameter of the hole is a ratio level of data because it has a natural zero point (no hole) and the differences between measurements are meaningful, allowing for a full range of mathematical operations.

A Large Manufacturing Company in Indianapolis Produces Valves for the Chemical