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1 online resource (xiv, 228 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-222) and index. |
| Contents |
Preface -- Acknowledgments -- ch. 1. Of love and luminescence : what, why, and how things get measured -- ch. 2. Doing the math : scales, standards, and some beautiful measurements -- ch. 3. Ratings game : "overall" measurements and rankings -- ch. 4. Measurement in business : what gets measured gets done -- 5. Games of inches : sports and measurement -- ch. 6. Measuring the mind : intelligence, biology, and education -- ch. 7. Man : the measure of all things -- ch. 8. It's not just the heat, it's the humidity : global warming and environmental measurement -- ch. 9. Garbage in, garbage out : the computer and measurement -- ch. 10. How funny is that? Knowledge without measurement? -- ch. 11. Faith, hope, and love : the future of measurement -- and of knowledge -- References -- Index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Measurement.
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Measurement. |
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Uncertainty (Information theory)
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Uncertainty (Information theory) |
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Knowledge, Theory of.
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Knowledge, Theory of. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Henshaw, John M. Does measurement measure up?. Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, ©2006 (DLC) 2005027716 |
| ISBN |
9780801889370 (electronic book) |
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0801889375 (electronic book) |
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9780801883750 (acid-free paper) |
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080188375X (acid-free paper) |
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080188375X (acid-free paper) |
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