The SAGE Handbook of Measurement
The SAGE Handbook of Measurement

Author: Geoffrey Walford

Publisher: SAGE Publications

Published: 2010-04-14

Total Pages: 649

ISBN-13: 1412948142

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The Sage Handbook of Measurement is a unique methodological resource in which Walford, Viswanathan and Tucker draw together contributions from leading scholars in the social sciences, each of whom has played an important role in advancing the study of measurement over the past 25 years. Each of the contributors offers insights into particular measurement related challenges they have confronted and how they have addressed these. Each chapter focuses on a different aspect of measurement, so that the handbook as a whole covers the full spectrum of core issues related to design, method and analysis within measurement studies. The book emphasises issues such as indicator generation and modification, the nature and conceptual meaning of measurement error, and the day-to-day processes involved in developing and using measures. The Handbook covers the full range of disciplines where measurement studies are common: policy studies; education studies; health studies; and business studies.

Scientific Unit Conversion
Scientific Unit Conversion

Author: Francois Cardarelli

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 467

ISBN-13: 1447133943

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Published in a pocket book format for ease of use, this is a truly unique and practical guide giving accurate metric equivalents and conversion factors for no fewer than 10,000 scientific units. Cardarelli has spent many years building up this complete range of US, British, conventional metric, historic systems and SI units, covering the worlds of science, technology and medicine. The charts and tables are readily referenced and coloured tabs denote the different sections while a slot-in user guide acts as a bookmark.

OECD Guidelines on Measuring Trust
OECD Guidelines on Measuring Trust

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2017-11-23

Total Pages: 215

ISBN-13: 9264278214

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Trust, both interpersonal trust, and trust in institutions, is a key ingredient of growth, societal well-being and governance. The OECD Guidelines on Measuring Trust provide international recommendations on collecting, publishing, and analysing trust data.

Handbook on Measuring Digital Trade
Handbook on Measuring Digital Trade

Author: World Trade Organization

Publisher: International Monetary Fund

Published: 2023-08-17

Total Pages: 178

ISBN-13: 9287073600

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Digital technologies have made it increasingly feasible for buyers and sellers to place and receive orders on a global scale. They also enable the instantaneous remote delivery of services directly into businesses and homes, including internationally. The Handbook on Measuring Digital Trade sets out a conceptual and measurement framework for digital trade that aligns with the broader standards for macroeconomic statistics. It aims to help statistical compilers to address policymakers’ needs for statistical evidence on digital trade. It includes extensive compilation guidance, drawing upon substantive inputs and case studies from both developed and developing economies and covering a variety of survey and non-survey sources. This second edition of the Handbook builds upon the concepts set out in the first edition, published in 2019. Focusing on cross-border digitally ordered goods and services, on digitally delivered services, and on the role played by digital intermediation platforms the Handbook provides a framework and template for the compilation of internationally comparable statistics on digital trade.

The Measurement of Scientific, Technological and Innovation Activities Frascati Manual 2015 Guidelines for Collecting and Reporting Data on Research and Experimental Development
The Measurement of Scientific, Technological and Innovation Activities Frascati Manual 2015 Guidelines for Collecting and Reporting Data on Research and Experimental Development

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2015-10-08

Total Pages: 402

ISBN-13: 9264239014

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The internationally recognised methodology for collecting and using R&D statistics, the OECD's Frascati Manual is an essential tool for statisticians and science and innovation policy makers worldwide. It includes definitions of basic concepts, data collection guidelines, and classifications ...

The Measurement of Scientific, Technological and Innovation Activities Oslo Manual 2018 Guidelines for Collecting, Reporting and Using Data on Innovation, 4th Edition
The Measurement of Scientific, Technological and Innovation Activities Oslo Manual 2018 Guidelines for Collecting, Reporting and Using Data on Innovation, 4th Edition

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2018-10-22

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 9264304606

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What is innovation and how should it be measured? Understanding the scale of innovation activities, the characteristics of innovative firms and the internal and systemic factors that can influence innovation is a prerequisite for the pursuit and analysis of policies aimed at fostering innovation.

Labour Information
Labour Information

Author: International Labour Office

Publisher: International Labour Organization

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13: 9789221072744

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This reference book provides a core list of publications in the labour field covering both reference materials and selected ILO publications in English. It covers employment training, labour relations, labour administration, working conditions and environment, social security, promotion of equality and workers' education.

Guidelines for Open Pit Slope Design
Guidelines for Open Pit Slope Design

Author: John Read

Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING

Published: 2009-11-09

Total Pages: 511

ISBN-13: 0643101101

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Guidelines for Open Pit Slope Design is a comprehensive account of the open pit slope design process. Created as an outcome of the Large Open Pit (LOP) project, an international research and technology transfer project on rock slope stability in open pit mines, this book provides an up-to-date compendium of knowledge of the slope design processes that should be followed and the tools that are available to aid slope design practitioners. This book links innovative mining geomechanics research into the strength of closely jointed rock masses with the most recent advances in numerical modelling, creating more effective ways for predicting rock slope stability and reliability in open pit mines. It sets out the key elements of slope design, the required levels of effort and the acceptance criteria that are needed to satisfy best practice with respect to pit slope investigation, design, implementation and performance monitoring. Guidelines for Open Pit Slope Design comprises 14 chapters that directly follow the life of mine sequence from project commencement through to closure. It includes: information on gathering all of the field data that is required to create a 3D model of the geotechnical conditions at a mine site; how data is collated and used to design the walls of the open pit; how the design is implemented; up-to-date procedures for wall control and performance assessment, including limits blasting, scaling, slope support and slope monitoring; and how formal risk management procedures can be applied to each stage of the process. This book will assist in meeting stakeholder requirements for pit slopes that are stable, in regards to safety, ore recovery and financial return, for the required life of the mine.