Towards formulating a semiotic theory of measurement information - Part 1 Fundamental concepts and measurement theory

Measurement: Journal of the International Measurement Confederation

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 237-248

  Cropley, D H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Information; Meaning; Measurement; Semiotics

Indexed keywords

MEASUREMENT INFORMATION;

INFORMATION ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT THEORY; SEMIOTICS;

INFORMATION THEORY;

EID: 0032309688     PISSN: 02632241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0263-2241(98)00058-X     Document Type: Article

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