{"product_id":"does-measurement-measure-up-9780801883750","title":"Does Measurement Measure Up","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcademic but accessible to the general reader. Scitech Book News 2006 Well written, entertaining, and informative. -- Luiz Henrique de Figueiredo MAA Reviews 2006 Henshaw has a remarkable ability to explain complex mathematics in a manner accessible to general readers. -- Judy Randle Tulsa World 2006 Clear and well written. -- Terry Ishihara Science Books and Films 2006 The book is fun to read... Recommended. Choice 2007 Best of 2006. Library Journal 2007 It is easy to read, and Henshaw has a pleasant style of throwing himself into the action. PsycCRITIQUES 2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e1. Of Love and Luminescene: What, Why, and How Things Get Measured\u003cbr\u003e2. Doing the Math: Scales, Standards, and Some Beautiful Measurements\u003cbr\u003e3. The Ratings Game: ''Overall'' Measurements and Rankings\u003cbr\u003e4. Measurement in Business: What Gets Measured Gets Done\u003cbr\u003e5. Games of Inches: Sports and Measurement\u003cbr\u003e6. Measuring the Mind: Intelligence, Biology, and Education\u003cbr\u003e7. Man: The Measure of All Things\u003cbr\u003e8. It's Not Just the Heat, it's the Humidity: Global Warming and Environmental Measurement\u003cbr\u003e9. Garbage In, Garbage Out: The Computer and Measurement\u003cbr\u003e10. How Funny Is That? Knowledge Without Measurement?\u003cbr\u003e11. Faith, Hope, and Love: The Future of Measuremen—and of Knowledget\u003cbr\u003eReferences\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405202956631,"sku":"9780801883750","price":27.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780801883750.jpg?v=1730489093","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/does-measurement-measure-up-9780801883750","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}