Answer to Question #112470 in Geomatics for Nontobeko

Question

Nominal scale is ......
A) Order of data according to some criteria such as preferred vehicle where1- most and 5- least preferred (1- SUV,2-4×4,3-MPV,4-truck,5- bakkie). B) Has equal distance between scale units but with no absolute zero such as temperature measured in degrees Celsius which you can say 10 degree Celsius is colder than 20 degrees Celsius but not twice as cold. C) sets of categories such as for vehicle it is 4×4, SUV,MPV, passage r car, trucks, bakkies, forklifts, etc. D) Has equal distance between scale unit with an absolute zero (no negative values ) such as distance between two points A and B and A and C in kilometers. If the distance is 10km between A and B and the distance between A and C is 30km, then C is three times as far from A than B

Answer 1

Nominal scale is sets of categories such as for vehicle it is 4×4, SUV, MPV, passage r car, trucks, bakkies, forklifts, etc. The nominal scale consists of "tags" and identifies objects.