Abstract numbers

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numbers used without application to things, as 6, 8, 10; but when applied to any thing, as 6 feet, 10 men, they become concrete.

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No longer are "the poor" abstract numbers in a slick textbook.

Keeping it real by Welch, Rebecca; Furlong, Patrick; King, Kristin; Glover, Dottie / U.S. Catholic

Of the many challenges and opportunities in measuring communication, the two I think are most critical are: 1) getting leadership to understand that baseline measures are essential to determining success or just moving the needle in the right direction and 2) getting communicators to stop using abstract numbers in lieu of meaningful measures based on bottom-line-related objectives.

What is your greatest challenge in measuring communication success? by Communication World

asp (be careful to use the Abstract Search, not the Quicklinks search confusingly placed above it); you can search for the abstract numbers.

ACTG 384 at Barcelona: the bottom line by James, John S. / AIDS Treatment News

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