Explain why a 100 kg crate of oranges is twice as heavy as a 50 kg crate but a size 10 tennis shoe is not twice as large as a size 5 tennis shoe.
What will be an ideal response?
Correct Answer:
Weight is a ratio variable and has a true zero point. Shoe size is an interval variable. For example, a size 0 shoe fits the foot of a newborn.
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