Note on the Work of the British Standards Institution

The British Standards Institution set up a Technical Committee to produce a "code of practice" on the graduation and marking of instruments, using as its starting point an Admiralty Report (Naval Motion Study Report No. 48) which I had written summarizing all available research on the desi...

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Published in:Journal of applied psychology 1954-06, Vol.38 (3), p.202-203
Main Author: Murrell, K. F. H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Experimentation
Human
Instrument Controls
Professional Organizations
Professional Standards
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Summary:The British Standards Institution set up a Technical Committee to produce a "code of practice" on the graduation and marking of instruments, using as its starting point an Admiralty Report (Naval Motion Study Report No. 48) which I had written summarizing all available research on the design of pressure gauges. This Committee has now been sitting for two years and not only has it considered the findings of existing research but it has also arranged for further research to be done to fill gaps in our knowledge. One such experiment is being carried out at the moment on the relationship between dial size and accuracy of reading. This is, I believe, the first instance of psychological research being used as the basis of deliberations by the British Standards Institution.
ISSN:0021-9010
1939-1854
DOI:10.1037/h0052859