Which of the following is considered as the highest scale in measurement?

The variables or numbers are defined and categorised in statistics using various measuring scales.

Key Points

• Each scale of measurement has characteristics that dictate how the data should be analysed.
• Identity, magnitude, equal intervals, and a minimum value of zero are the properties that are assessed.
•  There is various type of Measuring Scale: 
  • Nominal or Classificatory 
  • Ordinal or Ranking 
  • Interval 
  • Ratio 
• The ratio has all the properties of interval scales; ratio scales also have a real zero. 
• The highest of the four hierarchical levels of measurement is the ratio level.
• Ratio scale doesn’t have a negative number, unlike interval scale because of the absolute zero or zero point characteristic. 
• Ratio scale provides unique possibilities for statistical analysis. 

Thus, the Ratio is considered the highest scale in measurement. 

Additional Information

• Nominal: It is used to the classification of Individuals or objects.  
• Ordinal: Numbers reflect rank order and show the order of quality or quantity. 
• Interval: Numbers on interval scales form a continuum and reveal the degree of the difference.