Measurement theory with applications to decisionmaking, utility, and the social sciences

This book provides an introduction to measurement theory for non-specialists and puts measurement in the social and behavioural sciences on a firm mathematical foundation. Results are applied to such topics as measurement of utility, psychophysical scaling and decision-making about pollution, energy...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Roberts, Fred S., autor (autor)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press 1984.
Colección:CUP ebooks.
Encyclopedia of mathematics and its applications. Section, Mathematics and the social sciences ; volume 7.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Sumario:This book provides an introduction to measurement theory for non-specialists and puts measurement in the social and behavioural sciences on a firm mathematical foundation. Results are applied to such topics as measurement of utility, psychophysical scaling and decision-making about pollution, energy, transportation and health. The results and questions presented should be of interest to both students and practising mathematicians since the author sets forth an area of mathematics unfamiliar to most mathematicians, but which has many potentially significant applications.
Descripción Física:1 recurso electrónico (xxii, 420 páginas)
Formato:Forma de acceso: World Wide Web.
ISBN:9780511759871