… available evidence scaling laws or power laws. One may ask, why is it that scaling laws are
of … In the present book scaling describes a seemingly very simple situation: the existence of a …

… concept in scaling up and down is scaling threshold or scaling break, which signifies a
narrow range of scale around which scaling relations change abruptly. A scaling threshold may …

… ever-increasing importance at all these scales and in scaling between them. The aim of this
essay is to outline the purpose and nature of scaling, some of the problems encountered, the …

Scaling and measurement are usually based on numerical methods; this is, for instance,
indicated by Stevens' definition:" measurement is the assignment of numerals to objects or …

… It is concluded that multidimensional scaling is now reaching full maturity and the next
member of the scaling family may incorporate methods for graphically displaying the scaling …

… seminal work on biological scaling is frequently cited in this … , and our own research on
scaling. We are especially grateful … We thank Brian Enquist, our collaborator in scaling research, …

Effective measurement is a cornerstone of scientific research. Yet many social science
researchers lack the tools to develop appropriate assessment instruments for the measurement of …

… scaling attractor with Ω φ ≃ 0.7 . In this paper we derive the generic form of a scalar-field
Lagrangian that possesses scaling … to our knowledge, all scaling models in the current literature. …

… Other books on scaling attitudes or measuring perceptions focus on the psychometrician's
… This book introduces the major uni-and multi-dimensional scaling method techniques most …