This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: None, Subject name: Social & Preventive Medicine
Body temperature in Fahrenheit is an example of which of the following scales? 
Select and explain. 
A. Nominal, B. Ordinal, C. Interval, D. Ratio
C: Interval
Answer: C: Interval 
Explanation: Metric scale is fuher divided into interval and ratio scales. In an interval scale, there is no absolute zero, such as in body temperature. A temperature of 105? F cannot be interpreted as 5% higher than 100? F. Ref: Medical biostatistics, 1st edition pg: 99