Understanding measurement in light of its origins

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn 4, Issue MAR, 2013, Pages

  Humphry, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Classical theory; Measurement; Metrology; Proportion; Psychometrics; Ratio; Representational theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878801306     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00113     Document Type: Article

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