Measurement Theory and Practice

Klappentext We live in a world of measurements. Measurements! be they of length! speed! weight! temperature! intelligence! income! endurance! greed! gross domestic product! quality of life! unemployment or skill at a job! are all numerical manifestations of the extent of some underlying attribute. Zusammenfassung We live in a world of measurements. Measurements! be they of length! speed! weight! temperature! intelligence! income! endurance! greed! gross domestic product! quality of life! unemployment or skill at a job! are all numerical manifestations of the extent of some underlying attribute.

Klappentext

We live in a world of measurements. Measurements, be they of length, speed, weight, temperature, intelligence, income, endurance, greed, gross domestic product, quality of life, unemployment or skill at a job, are all numerical manifestations of the extent of some underlying attribute.

Inhalt

1. Introduction. 2. The nature of measurement. 3. The process of measurement. 4. Accuracy of measurement. 5. Measurement in psychology. 6. Measurement in medicine. 7. Measurement in the physical sciences. 8. Measurement in economics and the social science. 9. Measurement in other areas.