Does measurement measure up?: how numbers reveal and conceal the truth
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Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006.
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Book
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xiv, 228 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
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As we evolve from unquantified ignorance to an imperfect but everpresent state of measured awareness, Henshaw gives us a critical perspective from which we can "measure upthe measurements that have come to affect our lives so greatly.
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080188375X
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [217]-222) and index.
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Henshaw, J. M. (2006). Does measurement measure up?: how numbers reveal and conceal the truth. Baltimore, Johns Hopkins University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Henshaw, John M. 2006. Does Measurement Measure Up?: How Numbers Reveal and Conceal the Truth. Baltimore, Johns Hopkins University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Henshaw, John M, Does Measurement Measure Up?: How Numbers Reveal and Conceal the Truth. Baltimore, Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006.
MLA Citation (style guide)Henshaw, John M. Does Measurement Measure Up?: How Numbers Reveal and Conceal the Truth. Baltimore, Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006.
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