Levels of measurement - what you can and can't do arithmetically

5. Ratio scales of measurement

Multiplication and division should only be carried out on ratio measurements. Naturally, addition and subtraction are also permitted.

So an increasingly complex level of calculation can be performed for each level of measurement.

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