Author: Spiro V. Haxhi
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1477167242
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 49
Book Description
What is the meaning of good? The word good, embodies a concept that enables me(everybody) to differentiate everything that surrounds me in life. Good is the quantity of the concept `s quality. The word quality has not a scientific definition .Everybody interpret this word according his mind (empirically). For the set of people the concept and the word quality dos not exist. The lack of scientific definition for the quality is the reason of: The political, economical and social sciences confusion and economic crises. In this book the reader will find the definition of the basic concepts of goods like: Goodness of goods (quality of goods), good goods (quality quantity of goods),etc. And the work concepts like: The work quality, the work quantity of quality, the work change..., goodtime of the work, the work goodtime quantity. The scientific definition and measurement of these concepts is base of a conceptual revolution on theory and practice of politic, economic and social life.
QUALITY QUANTIFICATION THEORY
Measurement Theory and Practice
Author: David J. Hand
Publisher: Wiley
ISBN: 9780470685679
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
We live in a world of measurements. Measurements, be they of length, speed, weight, temperature, intelligence, income, endurance, greed, gross domestic product, quality of life, unemployment or skill at a job, are all numerical manifestations of the extent of some underlying attribute. They reflect the reality around us – length and weight provide examples of systems that represent clear physical attributes. At the same time, measurements also define the reality around us – psychometric tests and price inflation constitute both the definitions and the procedures for measuring these concepts. Altogether, measurements are central to our modern world and our view of it. This book explores the nature of measurement, investigating its different kinds, how these kinds should be interpreted, and the legitimacy of their statistical manipulation. The procedures through which numbers are assigned to objects are described, and measurement in psychology, medicine, the physical sciences, and the social sciences are examined in detail. The ideas of measurement are so ubiquitous that we often fail to notice them; they are concealed behind a veil of familiarity. This book lifts the corner of that veil and, in doing so, shows that there are aspects of the familiar world that are occasionally puzzling, sometimes downright extraordinary, and often more intriguing than is generally believed.
Publisher: Wiley
ISBN: 9780470685679
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
We live in a world of measurements. Measurements, be they of length, speed, weight, temperature, intelligence, income, endurance, greed, gross domestic product, quality of life, unemployment or skill at a job, are all numerical manifestations of the extent of some underlying attribute. They reflect the reality around us – length and weight provide examples of systems that represent clear physical attributes. At the same time, measurements also define the reality around us – psychometric tests and price inflation constitute both the definitions and the procedures for measuring these concepts. Altogether, measurements are central to our modern world and our view of it. This book explores the nature of measurement, investigating its different kinds, how these kinds should be interpreted, and the legitimacy of their statistical manipulation. The procedures through which numbers are assigned to objects are described, and measurement in psychology, medicine, the physical sciences, and the social sciences are examined in detail. The ideas of measurement are so ubiquitous that we often fail to notice them; they are concealed behind a veil of familiarity. This book lifts the corner of that veil and, in doing so, shows that there are aspects of the familiar world that are occasionally puzzling, sometimes downright extraordinary, and often more intriguing than is generally believed.
Quality and General Welfare Codification
Author: Spiro V. Haxhi
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1499082665
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 109
Book Description
Discovering and externalizing of the quality concept and its measurement became the main focus of his research for many years. In 1996, after the collapse of the socialist system, he immigrated to the United States. Haxhi is a member of the American Society for Quality and a team member of the QTI Inc. in Chicago. He published the book Quality Quantification Theory: Economy Goodtime Measurement System (which is the first part of this book) in 2010. The concepts of quality, or goodness, and other related concepts, such as good, well-being, and general welfare in the political, economic, and social sciences, have not been accurately defined. Their meaning has been taken for granted. The reality is that these concepts, hidden in the mind of each individual, are known by the brain but have not been expressed in language. In this book, the author discovers and codifies the mysterious concept of quality. Reformulating what we believe to be the concept of quality is the starting point of a conceptual revolution in understanding and governing humanity.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1499082665
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 109
Book Description
Discovering and externalizing of the quality concept and its measurement became the main focus of his research for many years. In 1996, after the collapse of the socialist system, he immigrated to the United States. Haxhi is a member of the American Society for Quality and a team member of the QTI Inc. in Chicago. He published the book Quality Quantification Theory: Economy Goodtime Measurement System (which is the first part of this book) in 2010. The concepts of quality, or goodness, and other related concepts, such as good, well-being, and general welfare in the political, economic, and social sciences, have not been accurately defined. Their meaning has been taken for granted. The reality is that these concepts, hidden in the mind of each individual, are known by the brain but have not been expressed in language. In this book, the author discovers and codifies the mysterious concept of quality. Reformulating what we believe to be the concept of quality is the starting point of a conceptual revolution in understanding and governing humanity.
The Quality of Qualitative Research
Author: Clive Seale
Publisher: SAGE
ISBN: 1446236218
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
This textbook is designed to help students and practicing researchers to improve the quality of their research. Practical examples and exercises demonstrate how to evaluate qualitative research, how to plan and collect good quality data, how to do thoughtful analysis, and how to write and report on qualitative research. "Apart from its inherent readability, I found three other attractive features about the book: First is the use of exemplars based on case studies from qualitative studies, including Whyte′s Street Corner Society; second, is the quotes from key methodological texts reflecting on a range of qualitative research traditions; and third, is the use of philosophical argument and reference in the book which provided an added depth to the debate, often lacking in more practically oriented books. These deliberations take readers to a higher plane, whilst still allowing the novice to philosophy to gain an insight into theory." —Forum for Qualitative Research "Seale steers a dispassionate course - both pragmatic and thoughtful - through the sometimes stormy waters of qualitative analysis. Anyone wanting an up-to-date picture of qualitative analysis will benefit from this book. It is truly a quality contribution to the field." —Nigel Fielding, University of Surrey "Clearly and engagingly written, this book covers crucially important issues such as the generalisability of findings, the grounding of theory and the validity and reliability of research reports. With frequent summaries of key points, criteria for evaluating research reports and discussions exercises, this is an extremely useful text for students and professionals alike." —Derek Layder, University of Leicester "This is a brilliant, carefully crafted, even-handed, comprehensive analysis of the multiple ways in which quality is assessed in contemporary qualitative inquiry. Clive Seale provides a balanced, subtly nuanced treatment of this key problem." —Norman Denzin, University of Illinois, Urbana-Chanpaign "The coverage is impressive and the depth of scholarship impeccable. Both students and seasoned investigators will find the author′s pragmatic approach refreshing and helpful. It will appeal to the naturalistic researcher as well as to empirically-oriented scholars smitten by postmodern questions. I would definitely recommend it to my students. A splendid leading text for classroom adoption." —Jaber F Gubrium, University of Florida "Clive Seale has performed an important service for social science researchers by finding a sane middle ground between the twin fanaticisms of radical interpretivism and quantiative scientism. His book is practical, telling people who want to get research done how to do that in an effective and reasonable way. His explanations are clear and concise, his examples well chosen, and the practices he recommends are doable. You can learn a lot about how to approach research from this book." — Howard S Becker, University of California, Santa Barbara "For the undergraduate, or postgraduate looking for a comfortable drive through an increasingly unmanageable literature, this book provides an outstanding introduction." —Qualitative Research
Publisher: SAGE
ISBN: 1446236218
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
This textbook is designed to help students and practicing researchers to improve the quality of their research. Practical examples and exercises demonstrate how to evaluate qualitative research, how to plan and collect good quality data, how to do thoughtful analysis, and how to write and report on qualitative research. "Apart from its inherent readability, I found three other attractive features about the book: First is the use of exemplars based on case studies from qualitative studies, including Whyte′s Street Corner Society; second, is the quotes from key methodological texts reflecting on a range of qualitative research traditions; and third, is the use of philosophical argument and reference in the book which provided an added depth to the debate, often lacking in more practically oriented books. These deliberations take readers to a higher plane, whilst still allowing the novice to philosophy to gain an insight into theory." —Forum for Qualitative Research "Seale steers a dispassionate course - both pragmatic and thoughtful - through the sometimes stormy waters of qualitative analysis. Anyone wanting an up-to-date picture of qualitative analysis will benefit from this book. It is truly a quality contribution to the field." —Nigel Fielding, University of Surrey "Clearly and engagingly written, this book covers crucially important issues such as the generalisability of findings, the grounding of theory and the validity and reliability of research reports. With frequent summaries of key points, criteria for evaluating research reports and discussions exercises, this is an extremely useful text for students and professionals alike." —Derek Layder, University of Leicester "This is a brilliant, carefully crafted, even-handed, comprehensive analysis of the multiple ways in which quality is assessed in contemporary qualitative inquiry. Clive Seale provides a balanced, subtly nuanced treatment of this key problem." —Norman Denzin, University of Illinois, Urbana-Chanpaign "The coverage is impressive and the depth of scholarship impeccable. Both students and seasoned investigators will find the author′s pragmatic approach refreshing and helpful. It will appeal to the naturalistic researcher as well as to empirically-oriented scholars smitten by postmodern questions. I would definitely recommend it to my students. A splendid leading text for classroom adoption." —Jaber F Gubrium, University of Florida "Clive Seale has performed an important service for social science researchers by finding a sane middle ground between the twin fanaticisms of radical interpretivism and quantiative scientism. His book is practical, telling people who want to get research done how to do that in an effective and reasonable way. His explanations are clear and concise, his examples well chosen, and the practices he recommends are doable. You can learn a lot about how to approach research from this book." — Howard S Becker, University of California, Santa Barbara "For the undergraduate, or postgraduate looking for a comfortable drive through an increasingly unmanageable literature, this book provides an outstanding introduction." —Qualitative Research
Quality Assured Measurement
Author: Leslie Pendrill
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030286959
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
This book presents a general and comprehensive framework for the assurance of quality in measurements. Written by a foremost expert in the field, the text reflects an on-going international effort to extend traditional quality assured measurement, rooted in fundamental physics and the SI, to include non-physical areas such as person-centred care and the social sciences more generally. Chapter by chapter, the book follows the measurement quality assurance loop, based on Deming’s work. The author enhances this quality assurance cycle with insights from recent research, including work on the politics and philosophy of metrology, the new SI, quantitative and qualitative scales and entropy, decision risks and uncertainty when addressing human challenges, Man as a Measurement Instrument, and Psychometry and Person-centred care. Quality Assured Measurement: Unification across Social and Physical Sciences provides students and researchers in physics, chemistry, engineering, medicine and the social sciences with practical guidance on designing, implementing and applying a quality-assured measurement while engaging readers in the most novel and expansive areas of contemporary measurement research.
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030286959
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
This book presents a general and comprehensive framework for the assurance of quality in measurements. Written by a foremost expert in the field, the text reflects an on-going international effort to extend traditional quality assured measurement, rooted in fundamental physics and the SI, to include non-physical areas such as person-centred care and the social sciences more generally. Chapter by chapter, the book follows the measurement quality assurance loop, based on Deming’s work. The author enhances this quality assurance cycle with insights from recent research, including work on the politics and philosophy of metrology, the new SI, quantitative and qualitative scales and entropy, decision risks and uncertainty when addressing human challenges, Man as a Measurement Instrument, and Psychometry and Person-centred care. Quality Assured Measurement: Unification across Social and Physical Sciences provides students and researchers in physics, chemistry, engineering, medicine and the social sciences with practical guidance on designing, implementing and applying a quality-assured measurement while engaging readers in the most novel and expansive areas of contemporary measurement research.
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Author: Library of Congress
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Subject headings, Library of Congress
Languages : en
Pages : 1556
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Subject headings, Library of Congress
Languages : en
Pages : 1556
Book Description
Library of Congress Subject Headings: P-Z
Author: Library of Congress. Subject Cataloging Division
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Subject headings
Languages : en
Pages : 1546
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Subject headings
Languages : en
Pages : 1546
Book Description
Food Quality Analysis
Author: Ashutosh Kumar Shukla
Publisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 0323959873
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 223
Book Description
Food Quality Analysis: Applications of Analytical Methods Coupled With Artificial Intelligence provides different spectroscopic techniques and their application to food quality analysis, with the unique approach of adding multivariate analysis as well as artificial intelligence applications. It also brings chromatographic methods for the analysis of a wide range of food items including wheat flours, oils and fats. Written by a team of interdisciplinary experts, this is a valuable resource for researchers and personnel involved in food industries. - Covers food quality analysis experience combined with spectroscopic techniques, artificial intelligence and machine learning - Presents the applications of analytical techniques to speed up the resolution of food safety issues, prevent food fraud and traceability purposes - Explores different spectroscopic techniques and their application to food quality analysis
Publisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 0323959873
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 223
Book Description
Food Quality Analysis: Applications of Analytical Methods Coupled With Artificial Intelligence provides different spectroscopic techniques and their application to food quality analysis, with the unique approach of adding multivariate analysis as well as artificial intelligence applications. It also brings chromatographic methods for the analysis of a wide range of food items including wheat flours, oils and fats. Written by a team of interdisciplinary experts, this is a valuable resource for researchers and personnel involved in food industries. - Covers food quality analysis experience combined with spectroscopic techniques, artificial intelligence and machine learning - Presents the applications of analytical techniques to speed up the resolution of food safety issues, prevent food fraud and traceability purposes - Explores different spectroscopic techniques and their application to food quality analysis
Meat Quality Analysis
Author: Ashim Kumar Biswas
Publisher: Academic Press
ISBN: 0128192348
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 459
Book Description
Meat Quality Analysis: Advanced Evaluation Methods, Techniques, and Technologies takes a modern approach to identify a compositional and nutritional analysis of meat and meat products, post-mortem aging methods, proteome analysis for optimization of the aging process, lipid profiles, including lipid mediated oxidations, meat authentication and traceability, strategies and detection techniques of potential food-borne pathogens, pesticide and drug residues, including antimicrobial growth promoters, food preservatives and additives, and sensory evaluation techniques. This practical reference will be extremely useful to researchers and scientists working in the meat industry, but will also be valuable to students entering fields of meat science, quality and safety. - Presents focused detection techniques for reducing or eliminating foodborne pathogens from meat - Includes strategies and methods on how to better understand meat authenticity and traceability, including meat speciation - Provides tables, figures and illustrations to facilitate a better understanding of techniques and methods
Publisher: Academic Press
ISBN: 0128192348
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 459
Book Description
Meat Quality Analysis: Advanced Evaluation Methods, Techniques, and Technologies takes a modern approach to identify a compositional and nutritional analysis of meat and meat products, post-mortem aging methods, proteome analysis for optimization of the aging process, lipid profiles, including lipid mediated oxidations, meat authentication and traceability, strategies and detection techniques of potential food-borne pathogens, pesticide and drug residues, including antimicrobial growth promoters, food preservatives and additives, and sensory evaluation techniques. This practical reference will be extremely useful to researchers and scientists working in the meat industry, but will also be valuable to students entering fields of meat science, quality and safety. - Presents focused detection techniques for reducing or eliminating foodborne pathogens from meat - Includes strategies and methods on how to better understand meat authenticity and traceability, including meat speciation - Provides tables, figures and illustrations to facilitate a better understanding of techniques and methods
Cost-Benefit Analysis and the Theory of Fuzzy Decisions
Author: K. K. Dompere
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9783540221548
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
This monograph is devoted to the identification and measurement theory of costs and benefits in a fuzzy information environment. The process of cost-benefit analysis is presented, requiring the development of real cost-benefit databases and the construction of cost-benefit criterion. These steps are accomplished with various theoretical constructs that provide sets of self-contained algorithms for application. This book integrates cost-benefit analysis, theory of fuzzy decisions and social decisions into unified decision algorithms accessible to practitioners, researchers, and graduate students. It features the essentials of fuzzy mathematics and algorithms in a comprehensive way, exposing a multi-disciplinary approach for the development of cost-benefit decision making in the framework of fuzziness and soft computing.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9783540221548
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
This monograph is devoted to the identification and measurement theory of costs and benefits in a fuzzy information environment. The process of cost-benefit analysis is presented, requiring the development of real cost-benefit databases and the construction of cost-benefit criterion. These steps are accomplished with various theoretical constructs that provide sets of self-contained algorithms for application. This book integrates cost-benefit analysis, theory of fuzzy decisions and social decisions into unified decision algorithms accessible to practitioners, researchers, and graduate students. It features the essentials of fuzzy mathematics and algorithms in a comprehensive way, exposing a multi-disciplinary approach for the development of cost-benefit decision making in the framework of fuzziness and soft computing.