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Field notes / 05 / Measurement
A number needs a note. Units, reference points and methods. The details that make a reading interpretable.
A reading needs a reference
What exactly did you measure? A number without a unit, method or time point is easy to misread. Write those details beside a reading. If a reading was not taken, “not recorded” is a complete and honest entry.
21 Time is a measurement with a method and a reference point.Photograph: Djim Loic / Unsplash (opens a new tab) A measurement note
Keep the method
01 / Quantity What was being described?
02 / Unit Which unit belongs to the value?
03 / Reference Where did the measurement start and stop?
04 / Limits What could this tool or method not establish? The tools pictured here are illustrations, not certified instruments or measurements from a BioLifter study.
22 Always record the unit and the method.Photograph: Siora Photography / Unsplash (opens a new tab) The reference point matters
Write the unit. Name the method. A measuring tape has markings, but a photograph alone does not tell us what was measured or how. Keep the unit and reference point attached to a note. This is not a body-measurement guide.
A question to carry Which unit, reference point and tool were used?
Do not use for body-shaming, weight-loss claims, ideal body dimensions or before-and-after comparisons. 23 A number needs a unit and a measurement context.Photograph: Arwen / Unsplash (opens a new tab) A question to carry Was the container weight accounted for, and is the unit known?
The visible number is incidental and not BioLifter data, a calibrated result, dosage or nutrition prescription. Flour identification comes from the photographer. 25 Precision claims require more than a precise-looking tool.Photograph: Lcds Leão\ / Unsplash (opens a new tab) A question to carry What is known about the method, resolution and uncertainty?
Not a biomedical test or demonstration of correct instrument use. Calibration and precision are not established by the picture. 
