Problems of measurement in soft systems

Measurement: Journal of the International Measurement Confederation

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 267-274

  Finkelstein, L ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Measurement philosophy; Measurement theory; Soft systems

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; FUZZY SETS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

MEASUREMENT PHILOSOPHY; SOFT SYSTEMS;

MEASUREMENT THEORY;

EID: 27744512716     PISSN: 02632241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.measurement.2005.09.002     Document Type: Article

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