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ordinal scale
ordinal scale n (Statistics) statistics a scale on which data is shown simply in order of magnitude since there is no standard of measurement of differences: for instance, a squash ladder is an ordinal scale since one can say only that one person is better than another, but not by how much. Compare interval scale, ratio scale, nominal scale ordinal scale
or·di·nal scalea scale that is based on classification of persons or things into ordered qualitative categories, such as socioeconomic status. |