Meanings of crude measures in English

United often resorted to crude measures to stop him.

League tables are crude measures and Pisa tables have been criticised for lacking statistical transparency.

However, study heterogeneity, predominantly cross-sectional designs, and crude measures for active transport and physical activity impede quantitative conclusions.

Genome-wide association study results have yielded evidence for the association of common genetic variants with crude measures of completed educational attainment in adults.

Much of the wider debate around teaching and how academics use their time, has concentrated around crude measures of "contact hours".

Crude measures at least cut through the self-serving corporate noise about "pay for performance" and give a real-world readout.