Meaningful and meaningless statements using metrics for the border condition

Fred S. Roberts

doi:https://doi.org/10.1109/THS.2016.7568936

Meaningful and meaningless statements using metrics for the border condition

Fred S. Roberts

Rutgers, The State University

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Abstract

In the United States, there has been a search for metrics to measure the condition at the nation's border, with emphasis on border security. A goal is to produce a single metric or perhaps several metrics that could be used to assess whether the security at the border has improved or gotten worse. This paper considers metrics for the border condition and what claims using these metrics are meaningful, using a precise concept of meaningfulness from the theory of measurement.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	2016 IEEE Symposium on Technologies for Homeland Security, HST 2016
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9781509007707
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/THS.2016.7568936
State	Published - Sep 14 2016
Event	2016 IEEE Symposium on Technologies for Homeland Security, HST 2016 - Waltham, United States Duration: May 10 2016 → May 11 2016

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Name	2016 IEEE Symposium on Technologies for Homeland Security, HST 2016

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Other	2016 IEEE Symposium on Technologies for Homeland Security, HST 2016
Country/Territory	United States
City	Waltham
Period	5/10/16 → 5/11/16

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Safety Research
Computer Science Applications
Computer Networks and Communications
Law

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Roberts, FS 2016, Meaningful and meaningless statements using metrics for the border condition. in 2016 IEEE Symposium on Technologies for Homeland Security, HST 2016., 7568936, 2016 IEEE Symposium on Technologies for Homeland Security, HST 2016, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2016 IEEE Symposium on Technologies for Homeland Security, HST 2016, Waltham, United States, 5/10/16. https://doi.org/10.1109/THS.2016.7568936

Meaningful and meaningless statements using metrics for the border condition. / Roberts, Fred S.
2016 IEEE Symposium on Technologies for Homeland Security, HST 2016. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2016. 7568936 (2016 IEEE Symposium on Technologies for Homeland Security, HST 2016).

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