Measurement Task
A Measurement Task is observation processing task that applies a measure function to an observation item.
- AKA: To Measure.
- Context:
- It can be a the mapping of a True Test Instance against some belief of that instance. (e.g. a prediction of its value).
- Example(s):
- a Sensor Measurement Task, to produce a sensor reading, e.g. of Temperature.
- an Organizational Performance Measurement Task (performance measurement).
- a User Engagement Measurement Task, to produce user engagement scores, such as dwell time.
- …
- Counter-Example(s):
- an Estimation Task.
- a Prediction Task.
- See: Validation, Measurement Level, Metrology, Level of Measurement, Nominal Scale, International Bureau of Weights And Measures, Factual Data.
References
2017
- (Wikipedia, 2017) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measurement Retrieved:2017-11-2.
- Measurement is the assignment of a number to a characteristic of an object or event, which can be compared with other objects or events. [1] The scope and application of a measurement is dependent on the context and discipline. In the natural sciences and engineering, measurements do not apply to nominal properties of objects or events, which is consistent with the guidelines of the International vocabulary of metrology published by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures. However, in other fields such as statistics as well as the social and behavioral sciences, measurements can have multiple levels, which would include nominal, ordinal, interval, and ratio scales. [2]
Measurement is a cornerstone of trade, science, technology, and quantitative research in many disciplines. Historically, many measurement systems existed for the varied fields of human existence to facilitate comparisons in these fields. Often these were achieved by local agreements between trading partners or collaborators. Since the 18th century, developments progressed towards unifying, widely accepted standards that resulted in the modern International System of Units (SI). This system reduces all physical measurements to a mathematical combination of seven base units. The science of measurement is pursued in the field of metrology.
- Measurement is the assignment of a number to a characteristic of an object or event, which can be compared with other objects or events. [1] The scope and application of a measurement is dependent on the context and discipline. In the natural sciences and engineering, measurements do not apply to nominal properties of objects or events, which is consistent with the guidelines of the International vocabulary of metrology published by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures. However, in other fields such as statistics as well as the social and behavioral sciences, measurements can have multiple levels, which would include nominal, ordinal, interval, and ratio scales. [2]
2014
- (Hubbard, 2014) ⇒ Douglas W Hubbard. (2014). “How to Measure Anything: Finding the Value of Intangibles in Business.” John Wiley & Sons.
- QUOTE: Now updated with new measurement methods and new examples, How to Measure Anything shows managers how to inform themselves in order to make less risky, more profitable business decisions. This insightful and eloquent book will show you how to measure those things in your own business, government agency or other organization that, until now, you may have considered “immeasurable, " including customer satisfaction, organizational flexibility, technology risk, and technology ROI. …
Measurement: A quantitatively expressed reduction of uncertainty based on one or more observations.
- QUOTE: Now updated with new measurement methods and new examples, How to Measure Anything shows managers how to inform themselves in order to make less risky, more profitable business decisions. This insightful and eloquent book will show you how to measure those things in your own business, government agency or other organization that, until now, you may have considered “immeasurable, " including customer satisfaction, organizational flexibility, technology risk, and technology ROI. …