qualitative measure
1Qualitative economics — refers to representation and analysis of information about the direction of change (+ or ) in some economic variable(s) as related to change of some other economic variable(s) (James Quirk, 1987, p. 1). What makes the change of a variable… …
2Qualitative variation — An index of qualitative variation (IQV) is a measure of statistical dispersion in nominal distributions. There are a variety of these, but they have been relatively little studied in the statistics literature. The simplest is the variation ratio …
3qualitative, quantitative — These look alikes are often confused but are easy to keep straight. Qualitative has to do only with quality (characteristics, properties, attributes): Qualitative analysis enables a chemist to discover what elements are in a given substance. On a …
4Global Peace Index — World map of the Global Peace Index 2011. Countries appearing more green are ranked as more peaceful, countries appearing more red are ranked as less peaceful …
5earthquake — /errth kwayk /, n. 1. a series of vibrations induced in the earth s crust by the abrupt rupture and rebound of rocks in which elastic strain has been slowly accumulating. 2. something that is severely disruptive; upheaval. [1300 50; ME erthequake …
6Timken OK Load — is a qualitative measure that indicates the possible performance of extreme pressure additives (EP Additives) in a lubricating grease or oil. The units of measure are pounds force or kilograms force and are determined using a special test machine …
7Cohesion (computer science) — In computer programming, cohesion is a measure of how strongly related each piece of functionality expressed by the source code of a software module is. Methods of measuring cohesion vary from qualitative measures classifying the source text… …
8Duct leakage testing — A duct leakage tester is a diagnostic tool designed to measure the airtightness of forced air heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) ductwork. A duct leakage tester consists of a calibrated fan for measuring an air flow rate and a… …
9Donor number — In chemistry a donor number or DN is a qualitative measure of Lewis basicity. A donor number is defined as the negative enthalpy value for the 1:1 adduct formation between a Lewis base and the standard Lewis acid SbCl5 (antimony pentachloride),… …
10NLGI Grade — is a widely used classification for lubricating greases. It was established by the National Lubricating Grease Institute. Greases are classified in one of nine grades based on their consistency. NLGI Grade alone is not sufficient for specifying… …
