Measurement: A Very Short Introduction

This Very Short Introduction explores the concept of measurement, its mathematical underpinnings, and its wide range of application from the sciences and social sciences to economics and commerce.

Informationen zum Autor David Hand was Professor of Statistics at the Open University and then at Imperial, until 2012. He is now Emeritus Professor of Mathematics and Senior Research Investigator. He has written 17 books, both academic and more popular. His books include Statistics VSI (OUP, 2008), The Wellbeing of Nations (Wiley, 2014), and most recently, The Improbability Principle (Scientific American, 2014). Klappentext This Very Short Introduction explores the concept of measurement, its mathematical underpinnings, and its wide range of application from the sciences and social sciences to economics and commerce Zusammenfassung This Very Short Introduction explores the concept of measurement, its mathematical underpinnings, and its wide range of application from the sciences and social sciences to economics and commerce. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 A brief history; 2 What is measurement?; 3 Measurement in the physical sciences and engineering; 4 Measurement in the life sciences, medicine, and health; 5 Measurement in the behavioural sciences; 6 Social sciences, economics, business, and public policy; 7 And beyond; References; Further Reading; Index

Autorentext
David Hand was Professor of Statistics at the Open University and then at Imperial, until 2012. He is now Emeritus Professor of Mathematics and Senior Research Investigator. He has written 17 books, both academic and more popular. His books include Statistics VSI (OUP, 2008), The Wellbeing of Nations (Wiley, 2014), and most recently, The Improbability Principle (Scientific American, 2014).

Inhalt

1 A brief history; 2 What is measurement?; 3 Measurement in the physical sciences and engineering; 4 Measurement in the life sciences, medicine, and health; 5 Measurement in the behavioural sciences; 6 Social sciences, economics, business, and public policy; 7 And beyond; References; Further Reading; Index