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A Pragmatic Perspective of Measurement

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This chapter presents a comparison between the pragmatic definition of measurement and other theories and perspectives on measurement. The role of the pragmatic definition of measurement as a tool is aimed at gauging measurement claims in terms of their usefulness in the face of the diversity of practices that are conducted under the banner of “measurement.”

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  1. Escuela de Psicología, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile

    David Torres Irribarra

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Torres Irribarra, D. (2021). Contrasting and Comparing. In: A Pragmatic Perspective of Measurement. SpringerBriefs in Psychology(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-74025-2_5

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