Can scientific knowledge be measured by numbers?

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Can scientific knowledge be measured by numbers? / Andersen, Hanne.

What is scientific knowledge? : An introduction to contemporary epistemology of science. ed. / Kevin McCain; Kostas Kampourakis. Routledge, 2019. p. 144-159.

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Harvard

Andersen, H 2019, Can scientific knowledge be measured by numbers? in K McCain & K Kampourakis (eds), What is scientific knowledge? : An introduction to contemporary epistemology of science. Routledge, pp. 144-159. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203703809

APA

Andersen, H. (2019). Can scientific knowledge be measured by numbers? In K. McCain, & K. Kampourakis (Eds.), What is scientific knowledge? : An introduction to contemporary epistemology of science (pp. 144-159). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203703809

Vancouver

Andersen H. Can scientific knowledge be measured by numbers? In McCain K, Kampourakis K, editors, What is scientific knowledge? : An introduction to contemporary epistemology of science. Routledge. 2019. p. 144-159 https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203703809

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Andersen, Hanne. / Can scientific knowledge be measured by numbers?. What is scientific knowledge? : An introduction to contemporary epistemology of science. editor / Kevin McCain ; Kostas Kampourakis. Routledge, 2019. pp. 144-159

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