NBS Special Publication, Issue 345The Bureau, 1971 |
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... effects of increasing worldwide and domestic metric usage on various activities in the United States . The Consumer Study was directed to these effects as they apply to the individual American . A portion of the Consumer Study involved ...
... effects of increasing worldwide and domestic metric usage on various activities in the United States . The Consumer Study was directed to these effects as they apply to the individual American . A portion of the Consumer Study involved ...
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... effects of metrication in the United States , and an investigation of the desirability of increasing the use of metric ... effect of a coordinated national pro- gram to increase the use of the metric system ? ISSUES OF THE CONSUMER STUDY ...
... effects of metrication in the United States , and an investigation of the desirability of increasing the use of metric ... effect of a coordinated national pro- gram to increase the use of the metric system ? ISSUES OF THE CONSUMER STUDY ...
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... effect on the consumer of the increasing worldwide use of the metric system ; the possible advantages and disadvantages of changing to the metric system ; attitudes and opinions concerning a planned change to the metric system ; and ...
... effect on the consumer of the increasing worldwide use of the metric system ; the possible advantages and disadvantages of changing to the metric system ; attitudes and opinions concerning a planned change to the metric system ; and ...
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... effects of planned metrication . Consumer spokesmen concurred that these objectives could be attained most successfully by asking experts to prepare papers on selected consumer activities . With the assistance of the President's Commit ...
... effects of planned metrication . Consumer spokesmen concurred that these objectives could be attained most successfully by asking experts to prepare papers on selected consumer activities . With the assistance of the President's Commit ...
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... effect . After adjusting for education . the relation between occupational class and the index was maintained only for persons with less than a high school education . EXTENT OF RECEPTIVITY AND OPPOSITION TO THE USE OF THE METRIC SYSTEM ...
... effect . After adjusting for education . the relation between occupational class and the index was maintained only for persons with less than a high school education . EXTENT OF RECEPTIVITY AND OPPOSITION TO THE USE OF THE METRIC SYSTEM ...
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