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Measurement
Measurement — assigning numbers or other symbols to characteristics of objects according to a specific, predefined rule.
2.1 · Introduction
Basic concepts
Measurement
Measurement
Measurement — assigning numbers or other symbols to characteristics of objects according to a specific, predefined rule.
1One-to-one correspondence of the numbers and the quantities to be measured
2Standardized rules for assigning the numbers
3Rules must not vary from object to object or over time
QUESTIONSTAR · Dr. Paul Marx
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