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020			_a9780198779568 (pbk.)
035			_a(OCoLC)ocn940520571
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082	0	0	_a530.8 HAN _223 _b022856
100	1		_aHand, D. J. _q(David J.), _d1950- _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aMeasurement : _ba very short introduction / _cDavid J. Hand.
250			_aFirst edition.
264		1	_aOxford, United Kingdom : _bOxford University Press, _c2016.
264		4	_c©2016
300			_a127 pages : _billustrations ; _c17 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aVery short introduction ; _v500
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 117-122) and index.
505	0		_aA 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.
520			_a"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."
650		0	_aMeasurement.
650		0	_aMeasuring.
650		7	_aScience.
830		0	_aVery short introductions ; _v500.
906			_a7 _bcbc _ccopycat _d2 _eepcn _f20 _gy-gencatlg
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