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ratio scale
noun
- statistics a scale of measurement of data which permits the comparison of differences of values; a scale having a fixed zero value. The distances travelled by a projectile, for instance, are measured on a ratio scale since it makes sense to talk of one projectile travelling twice as far as another Compare ordinal scale interval scale nominal scale
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The vertical axis is on a ratio scale, so a steady percentage increase in stocks shows up as a straight line.
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