Foundations of Risk Analysis presents the issues core to risk analysis
– understanding what risk means, expressing risk, building risk
models, addressing uncertainty, and applying probability models to
real problems. The author provides the readers with the knowledge and
basic thinking they require to successfully manage risk and
uncertainty to support decision making. This updated edition reflects
recent developments on risk and uncertainty concepts, representations
and treatment. New material in Foundations of Risk Analysis includes:
An up to date presentation of how to understand, define and describe
risk based on research carried out in recent years. A new definition
of the concept of vulnerability consistent with the understanding of
risk. Reflections on the need for seeing beyond probabilities to
measure/describe uncertainties. A presentation and discussion of a
method for assessing the importance of assumptions (uncertainty
factors) in the background knowledge that the subjective probabilities
are based on A brief introduction to approaches that produce interval
(imprecise) probabilities instead of exact probabilities. In addition
the new version provides a number of other improvements, for example,
concerning the use of cost-benefit analyses and the As Low As
Reasonably Practicable (ALARP) principle. Foundations of Risk Analysis
provides a framework for understanding, conducting and using risk
analysis suitable for advanced undergraduates, graduates, analysts and
researchers from statistics, engineering, finance, medicine and the
physical sciences, as well as for managers facing decision making
problems involving risk and uncertainty.
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ISBN
9781119945789
Publisert
2018
Utgave
2. utgave
Utgiver
Wiley Professional, Reference & Trade (Wiley K&L)
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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