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Measurement as a process is nothing new, nor specific to software engineers. As humans, we are used to measuring from other engineering disciplines. However, in software engineering, the science behind measurement—metrology—is relatively little-known, which results in low quality of measurement programs. In this chapter we describe the essence of metrology as a science, and we introduce the concepts from the most relevant standards in the area of measurement in general, and in software engineering in particular. We also show how the scientific view on metrology complements the industrial view on the same aspects.

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    Miroslaw Staron

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Staron, M., Meding, W. (2018). Fundamentals. In: Software Development Measurement Programs. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91836-5_2

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