Foundations of risk analysis : a knowledge and decision-oriented perspective
by
Aven, Terje.
Title
:
Foundations of risk analysis : a knowledge and decision-oriented perspective
Author
:
Aven, Terje.
ISBN
:
9780471495482
Personal Author
:
Aven, Terje.
Publication Information
:
Chichester, England : Wiley, c2003
Physical Description
:
xv, 190 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Contents
:
1. Introduction -- 2. Common Thinking about Risk and Risk Analysis -- 3. How to Think about Risk and Risk Analysis -- 4. How to Assess Uncertainties and Specify Probabilities -- 5. How to Use Risk Analysis to Support Decision-Making -- 6. Summary and Conclusions -- App. A. Basic Theory of Probability and Statistics -- App. B. Terminology
Abstract
:
"The principal aim of the book is to give the reader the knowledge and basic thinking they require to approach risk and uncertainty to support decision making."--BOOK JACKET
Subject Term
:
Risk assessment -- Statistical methods.
Risk assessment.
Risk management.
| Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Copy |
|---|
| IIEMSA | General Books | 33168015732734 | 658.155 A951F 2003 | 1 |