On Trial: The Compatibility of Measurement in the Physical and Social Sciences

Journal of Physics: Conference Series

Volumn 772, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Cano, S J ^a   Vosk, T ^b   Pendrill, L R ^c   Stenner, A J ^d,e  

^a Modus Outcomes   (United Kingdom)

^b Metrology ^*  (United States)

^c SP TECHNICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SWEDEN   (Sweden)

^d MetaMetrics Inc   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CALIBRATION; UNITS OF MEASUREMENT;

COUNTS-AS; EMPIRICAL DATA; MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PERFORMANCE METRICES; PHYSICAL SCIENCE; SOCIAL MEASUREMENT;

SOCIAL SCIENCES;

EID: 85009919629     PISSN: 17426588     EISSN: 17426596     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/772/1/012025     Document Type: Conference Paper

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