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Measurement theory and practice : the world through quantification / David J. Hand.

By:

Hand, D. J. (David J.), 1950- [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: London : Arnold, 2004Distributor: New York : Distributed in the U.S.A. by Oxford University Press Description: x, 320 pages ; 24 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

034067783X
9780340677834

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

519.5 21

LOC classification:

QA276 .H318 2004

Contents:

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 sciences -- 9. Measurement in other areas.

Review: "This book explores the nature of measurement, investigating its different kinds, how these kinds should be interpreted, and the legitimacy of their statistical manipulation. The procedures through which numbers are assigned to objects are described, and measurement in psychology, medicine, the physical sciences, and the social sciences are examined in detail."--BOOK JACKET.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-299) and index.

"This book explores the nature of measurement, investigating its different kinds, how these kinds should be interpreted, and the legitimacy of their statistical manipulation. The procedures through which numbers are assigned to objects are described, and measurement in psychology, medicine, the physical sciences, and the social sciences are examined in detail."--BOOK JACKET.

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