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单词 mismeasure
释义

Definition of mismeasure in English:

mismeasure

verb mɪsˈmɛʒə
[with object]
  • Measure or estimate incorrectly.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Fornell conceived this herculean undertaking - scores are measured quarterly - because he thought that the U.S. economy was being severely mismeasured.
    • Either the quality of education in the United States is being mismeasured, or education quality is not as important for labor productivity as he makes it out to be.
    • It's quite funny because sometimes Ed will mismeasure a cupboard or something and Andy will have to take the rap for it.
    • The residual collects productivity effects that are not modeled, as well as those that are mismeasured or modeled incorrectly.
    • With a show of irrelevant precision, authorities can systematically and repeatedly mismeasure the obligations that deposit insurance is putting on the taxpayers' bill.

Derivatives

  • mismeasurement

  • noun
    • Fortunately, there are ways this brand of educational mismeasurement can be reduced.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It is also shown that mismeasurements in the price index may damage the credibility of a central bank, since it will be quite difficult to observe the achievement of monetary policy commitment.
      • In addition, mismeasurement may lead to unintended real transfers of wealth among various groups.
      • These problems have ranged from mismeasurement of the three key constructs to the use of an inappropriate experimental design to validate a within-subjects theory.
      • After a number of miscalculations and mismeasurements, I decided that I needed to study the problem for real.
 
 
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