The ________ is the highest scale.It allows the researcher to identify or classify objects,rank order the objects,and compare intervals or differences.It is also meaningful to compute ratios of scale values.
A) ratio scale
B) ordinal scale
C) nominal scale
D) interval scale

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The ratio scale is the highest level of measurement as it has all the characteristics of the other scales (nominal, ordinal, and interval) plus it also has a true zero point, which enables the computation of ratios. This means that numerical measurements on a ratio scale not only indicate the magnitude of the attribute being measured but also allow for meaningful comparisons between the measurements in terms of ratios, percentages, or other mathematical operations.

The ________ Is the Highest Scale