TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hand,D.J.
TI  - Measurement: a very short introduction 
T2  - Very short introduction
SN  - 9780198779568 (pbk.)
U1  - 530.8 HAN 23
PY  - 2016///
CY  - Oxford, United Kingdom
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Measurement
KW  - Measuring
KW  - Science
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 117-122) and index; 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.
N2  - "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."

ER  -