• @imaqtpie@sh.itjust.works
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    01 year ago

    An aside, neither are ratio scales. 0 in both cases are arbitrary and a temp of 100 isn’t twice as hot as 50. Only Kelvin is like that, which makes it my favorite even if it’s never intuitive, haha

    Huh, TIL. That’s actually pretty cool. Kelvin moving up the rankings 😅

    • @taiyang@lemmy.world
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      11 year ago

      Haha, I teach statistics and it’s usually a tough one walk on. You need a natural zero for ratios, even if the concept is a little weird (like 0 height). 2m is twice 1m, etc. My go to with interval (the non ratio continuous metric) tends to be likart scales. Or yelp stars, or any other arbitrary zero. I do mention temps, though