Full title: Does measurement measure up? : how numbers reveal and conceal the truth / John M. Henshaw.

Author/creator: Henshaw, John M.

Date: 2006..

Call Numbers: N530.8/30

Record Identifier: 74VKMgGKovkA

Language: English

Formats: Books

Contents: p. cm., Of love and luminescence : what, why, and how things get measured -- Doing the math : scales, standards and some beautiful measurements -- The ratings game : "overall" measurements and rankings -- Measurement in business : what gets measured gets done -- Games of inches : sports and measurement -- Measuring the mind : intelligence, biology, and education -- Man : the measure of all things -- It's not just the heat, it's the humidity : global warming and environmental measurement -- Garbage in equals garbage out : the computer and measurement -- How funny is that? Knowledge without measurement? -- Faith, hope, and love : the future of measurement--and of knowledge.

Publishers: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006.

Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

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DDC: 530.8

MMS ID: 991021273359702626