What additional information is obtained by measuring two individuals on an interval scale compared to an ordinal scale?
A)Whether the measurements are the same or different
B)The direction of the difference
C)The size of the difference
D)None of the other options is correct

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Interval scales provide information about the size of the difference between measurements, whereas ordinal scales only provide information about the order or rank of the measurements. Therefore, measuring on an interval scale provides additional information about the size of the difference between two individuals.

What Additional Information Is Obtained by Measuring Two Individuals on an Interval