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SUMMARY:When is measurement good? Evidence\, validity\, and values - Eran 
 Tal (McGill University)
DTSTART:20251106T153000Z
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CONTACT:Ahmad Elabbar
DESCRIPTION:The quality of a measurement procedure may be evaluated\, amon
 g other criteria\, by (i) the quality of knowledge it produces about the m
 easurand\, (ii) the relevance of its results for guiding human decision ma
 king and action\, and (iii) the desirability of its impacts on individuals
 \, society\, and nature. These criteria are compatible in principle\, but 
 their application involves conflicting commitments regarding the aims and 
 methods of measurement. I call these distinct sets of commitments 'modes o
 f measurement quality evaluation'\, and show that value trade-offs are ins
 ufficient to reconcile them. I illustrate these claims using examples from
  the contemporary measurement of time and mental health.
LOCATION:Hopkinson Lecture Theatre\, New Museums Site
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