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The irony of measurement by subjective estimations. (English)
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27 April 2003
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According to the classical theory of measurement, all strong forms of scientific measurement have to be based on an observable ordering and an observable commutative and associative operation. Stevens proposed a new method based on subjective estimations. In this article, it is argued that from the mathematical standpoint, Stevens' theory of measurement is the same as the classical one. A theory of qualitative measurement is also presented and compared with Stevens' theory.
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representational theory of measurement
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Stevens' theory of measurement
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ratio magnitude estimation
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qualitative measurement
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