A temperature of 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit is an example of the:
A) nominal scale.
B) ordinal scale.
C) interval scale.
D) ratio scale.
E) normative scale.

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A temperature of 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit represents an interval scale, as it is a measurement with equal intervals between units, and has a meaningful zero point (absolute zero temperature is -459.67 degrees Fahrenheit). Nominal, ordinal, and ratio scales do not apply to temperature measurement. A normative scale is not a recognized type of measurement scale.

A Temperature of 98