Relationships describe the proximity of things to each other.
- Mathematical relationships describe the proximity or presence of objects using one of the four measurement scales.
- Human relationships describe the proximity of humans as measured by using one of the four measurement scales
Measurement Levels or Scales:
- nominal measurement -- things are either equal to or not equal to;
- ordinal measurement -- things are either equal to, less than, or more than;
- integer measurement -- things are not only equal or not equal but also how much more than or less than; and
- ratio measurement -- the absence of a condition or relationship.
Examples of measurement on the different levels or scales:
- Nominal relationship is the color of an object or the presence of a human relationship.
- Ordinal relationship is to describe the size of objects in comparison to one or more similar objects -- e.g., one object is bigger than, less than, or the same size as another object
- Interval measuresurement is to say it 2o degrees warmer today than yesterday or any day this week.
- Ratio level measurement is the quantity or value of money in a bank account -- e.g. a zero balance indicates the absence of the monetary value.
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