Which of the following differentiates ratio from interval scales?
A) Interval scales have equal intervals between units and ratio scales do not.
B) Interval scales have equal intervals between units and ratio scales are rank ordered but do not have equal intervals between units.
C) Interval scales have true zeros and ratio scales do not.
D) Interval scales do not have true zeros and ratio scales do.

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Ratio scales have a true zero point, meaning that a value of zero indicates the absence of the variable being measured. Interval scales, on the other hand, do not have a true zero point, and therefore zero does not indicate the absence of the variable but rather a point on the scale.

Which of the Following Differentiates Ratio from Interval Scales