Ratio scales allow proportionate transformations of the form y = bx,where b is a positive constant.One can add an arbitrary constant,as in the case of an interval scale.

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Ratio scales do not allow the addition of an arbitrary constant to all values because they have a meaningful zero point, which defines ratios. Adding a constant would change the meaning of zero and the ratios between values.

Ratio Scales Allow Proportionate Transformations of the Form Y =