interval variable

English

Noun

interval variable (plural interval variables)

  1. (statistics) An ordinal variable with the additional property that the magnitudes of the differences between two values are meaningful.
Examples

Absolute time:
10PM (today) > 8PM (today)
10PM (today) - 8PM (today) = 2 hours
8PM (today) + 2 hours = 10pm (today)
2PM + 10PM - not defined
10PM / 8PM - not defined
10PM * 8PM - not defined
10PM * 2 hours - not defined

Synonyms
  • (variable with meaningful differences): equal-interval variable

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