measurement scale
graduated measurement scheme developed for a phenomenon
Hydrophobicity scales
relative hydrophobicity or hydrophilicity of amino acid residues
San Marino Scale
proposed SETI measurement
software performance testing
procedure to determine how a system performs in terms of responsiveness and stability under a particular workload
Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale
true-false questionnaire made up of items believed to indicate anxiety
interval scale
measurement scale in which quantity values can be ranked and subtracted from each other
Richter scale
measuring the strength ("size") of earthquakes
heart rate
number of contractions (beats) of the heart per minute (bpm)
exercise intensity
amount of energy expended when exercising
Adversity quotient
in psychology, a score that measures the ability of a person to deal with adversities in their life
color rendering index
measure of the ability of a light source to reproduce the colors in comparison with an ideal or natural light source
Beaufort Scale
empirical measure describing wind speed based on observed conditions
bite force quotient
an animal's bite force per body mass, measured in newtons per kilogram
shoe size
measurement scale for sizing feet to shoe sizes
technology readiness level
NASA-developed method for estimating the maturity of technologies
Borg scale
scale of perceived exhaustion
Earth Similarity Index
Proposed scale on how similar a Planetary-mass object or natural satellite is to earth
Riddle scale
psychometric scale
wire gauge
any measurement scale indicating wire diameter
Breast unit
measurement of the breasts
International Nuclear Event Scale
scale to enable communication of safety information in nuclear accidents
logarithmic scale
measurement scale based on orders of magnitude
mel scale
conceptual scale
Allport's Scale
Measure of social prejudice
temperature scale
method to measure temperature quantitatively
Family Environment Scale
measure used in social sciences
Ludwig scale
scale of female baldness
Expanded Graded Intergenerational Disruption Scale
scale measuring how much endangered or developed a language is
Enhanced Fujita Scale
Scale for assessing the intensity of tornadoes used in North America
Glasgow Outcome Scale
Scale assessing recovery potential for patients with brain trauma
metabolic equivalent
physiological measure expressing the energy cost of physical activities
medical scale
type of system
Absolute Category Rating
Test method used in quality tests
nutritional rating system
system used to communicate the nutritional value of food in a synthetic manner
semantic spectrum
series of increasingly precise or rather semantically expressive definitions for data elements in knowledge representations, especially for machine use
emotional quotient
measure for the emotional intelligence of a human being
pressure altitude
altitude imputed based on observed barometric pressure using the International Standard Atmosphere model
efficiency gap
proposed statistical measure of partisan gerrymandering
lightness
property of a color
Scoville scale
scale for measuring heat of peppers
Perforation gauge
a philatelic tool used to measure perforations
ordinal scale
measurement scale in which quantity values can be ranked
Thurstone scale
first formal technique to measure an attitude, from 1928
gauge
bore diameter of firearms
Vernier scale
auxiliary scale of a measurement device, that aids to increase measurement precision
The Rio Scale
measure for extraterrestrial intelligence events
Julian day
days since the beginning of the Julian Period
Carnegie stage
system describing embryonic development