If I am understanding this rating scale correctly, the interval scale is significant to me because it is one that I personally experience and had to participate in when I experienced short term memory loss during an illness. The Wechsler Memory Scale task is when a person is asked to remember a number while listening to a story and then recall the number later. This is measured on an interval scale because the score goes up in equal steps based on how many numbers are remembered but the score of zero does not mean the person has no memory at all. Simply it is meant to access the severity of memory loss if any is being experienced by the subject.

This text explains that statistics are not only used in science but also help us in everyday life. This shows that understanding statistics helps us tell the difference between good and bad information so that we can make informed decisions. Without this we can be easily influenced and misled in our everyday lives. Learning and using statistics help us make better more informed decisions that are in our best interest. An example of this that I often experience as a mom on a fixed income is the constant credit cards or loan ads, and mailings that I am exposed to promising low monthly payments, low rates, and even credit improvment. However, by using a combination of common sense, statistics that include my personal income, past and present rates, fees, and total cost over time, I am able to make informed decisions and avoid being misled by "words" and making a choice of what is truly beneficial to myself and my income affordability.