Not exact matches
Here is Mathis and Trujillo's analysis: «The problem is in defining what should be measured, how it should be tallied, and how multiple scores can be combined into one... The challenge is that schools have many
purposes and each would
lend itself to a
different way of measuring and weighing... The companion difficulty is trying to validly represent an important feature with an imperfect measure....
But getting back to your scenario, the the library situation is
different because libraries are in the business of high - volume
lending and it's the
purpose for which they buy the books.
Also, there may be
different credit scores for
different purposes, such as auto -
lending or apartment renting.
... government agencies need to be better informed about the importance of the
different governance relationships and hierarchies that
lend legitimacy to
different aggregations and scales, for
different purposes.