X-ray computed tomography (also referred to as X-ray CT, CAT scan, or simply 'CT') is a
technological advancement with expanding applications, from medical imaging and …

The philosophy of measurement studies the conceptual, ontological, epistemic, and
technological conditions that make measurement possible and reliable. A new wave of …

Measurement is an integral part of modern science as well as of engineering, commerce,
and daily life. Measurement is often considered a hallmark of the scientific enterprise and a …

X-ray computed tomography (CT) is uniquely suited for dimensional measurement of
components having internal geometry, difficult-to-reach part features, and easy-to-deform or …

Error methods–compared with uncertainty methods–offer simpler, more intuitive and
practical procedures for calculating measurement uncertainty and conducting quality …

Rating scales are popular methods for generating quantitative data directly by persons
rather than automated technologies. But scholars increasingly challenge their foundations …

Quantitative explorations of behaviour, psyche and society are common in psychology. This
requires methods that justify the attribution of results to the measurands (the entities to be …

What are physical quantities, and in particular, what makes them quantitative? This book
articulates and defends an original answer to this important, insufficiently understood …

The substitution method—an empirical approach for uncertainty assessment (adapted from
the ISO 15530-3 guidelines) that is based on a comparison between repeated …

Calibration procedures establish a reliable relation between the final states ('indications') of
a measurement process and features of the objects being measured ('outcomes'). This …