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Title:
Measurement : a very short introduction / David J. Hand.
Author:
Hand, D. J. (David J.), 1950- author.
Publication Information:
Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2016.

©2016
Call Number:
QA465 .H26 2016
Abstract:
"In this very short introduction, David J. Hand explains the common mathematical framework underlying all measurement, and describes the concepts and methods fundamental to measurement in all its forms. Following a brief historical account, he discusses the ways in which notions of measurement are central to science and technology, trade and commerce, manufacturing, and medicine."
Edition:
First edition.
ISBN:
9780198779568
Series:
Very short introductions ; 500

Very short introductions ; 500.
Physical Description:
127 pages : illustrations ; 17 cm.
Contents:
A brief history -- What is measurement? -- Measurement in the physical sciences and engineering -- Measurement in the life sciences, medicine, and health -- Measurement in the behavioural sciences -- Measurement in the social sciences, economics, business, and public policy -- Measurement and understanding.
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