What is Metrics

Quantifiable measurements of some aspect of a system or enterprise; set of criteria and processes of measurement; tools designed to facilitate decision making and improve performance and accountability through collection, analysis, and reporting of relevant performance-related data. Measurement permits to identify possible areas for improvement and track the improvement processes. The purpose of measuring performance is to monitor the status of measured activities and facilitate improvement in those activities by applying corrective actions, based on observed measurements. Learn more in: Maturity and Metrics in Health Organizations Information Systems

Standards of measurements that are used to scale and provide meaningful interpretation of quantities measured for each criterion (Lichiello & Turnock, 1999). Learn more in: VO Breeding Environments Value System and Metrics

Parameters or measures of quantitative assessment used for measurement, comparison or to track performance or production ( www.investopedia.com/terms/m/metrics.asp ). Learn more in: Evaluating the Smart and Sustainable Built Environment in Urban Planning

Measures, normally quantitative, used for assessing, comparing, and tracking performance of an organization or activity. Learn more in: Digital Marketing Strategies of Destination Management Organizations: An Exploratory Study

A set of measurable attributes that can be used to determine performance of a recommender system. Learn more in: Recommender Systems in Healthcare: Towards Practical implementation of Real-Time Recommendations to Meet the Needs of Modern Caregiving

Statistical data collected from a Website such as number of unique visitors, most popular pages, etc. Learn more in: A Review of Methodologies for Analyzing Websites

For which there are mathematical formulae and numeric values, measured directly or indirectly. Learn more in: Recent Advances in the Evaluation of Ontology Quality

The metrics for MDRC are being designed to convert the measurement problem into an organizational metric of performance. Learn more in: Restructuring a Military Medical Department Research Center

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The tools and processes used to measure the performance of university research outputs, including bibliometrics. Learn more in: Beyond the Crossroads: Transforming Research Support Services at Te Herenga Waka Library

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Refers to a quantifiable measure that is used to track and assess the status of a specific process. Learn more in: Evaluating the Usability Maturity of Enterprise Resource Planning Systems

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Measures, normally quantitative, used for assessing, comparing, and tracking performance of an organization or activity. Learn more in: Local Accommodation Establishments' Strategies in Social Media

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The characteristics that are properly welldefined so that they can be measured and used to evaluate the service and its compliance to the SLA. Learn more in: Quality of Service and Service Level Agreements

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Detailed measures that are defined to feed KPIs in a measurement system. Learn more in: Business and Technology Trends in Social CRM

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Quantitative and qualitative data that is organized and tabulated in an effort to analyze trends. Learn more in: Internet Protocol Television

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A system of related measurements that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristics Learn more in: Studying Quality of Experience (QoE) over Wireless Networks

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The metrics for MDRC are being designed to convert the measurement problem into an organizational metric of performance. Learn more in: Theory Driven Organizational Metrics

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