{"product_id":"9781118489581","title":"Uncertainty in Risk Assessment The Representation and Treatment of Uncertainties by Probabilistic and Non-Probabilistic Methods","description":"\u003ch1\u003eUncertainty in Risk Assessment\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Representation and Treatment of Uncertainties by Probabilistic and Non-Probabilistic Methods\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eTerje Aven | Piero Baraldi | Roger Flage | Enrico Zio\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eMathematics \/ Probability \u0026amp; Statistics \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExplores methods for the representation and treatment of uncertainty in risk assessment\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn providing guidance for practical decision-making situations concerning high-consequence technologies (e.g., nuclear, oil and gas, transport, etc.), the theories and methods studied in \u003ci\u003eUncertainty in Risk Assessment\u003c\/i\u003e have wide-ranging applications from engineering and medicine to environmental impacts and natural disasters, security, and financial risk management. The main focus, however, is on engineering applications.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhile requiring some fundamental background in risk assessment, as well as a basic knowledge of probability theory and statistics, \u003ci\u003eUncertainty in Risk Assessment\u003c\/i\u003e can be read profitably by a broad audience of professionals in the field, including researchers and graduate students on courses within risk analysis, statistics, engineering, and the physical sciences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUncertainty in Risk Assessment\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIllustrates the need for seeing beyond probability to represent uncertainties in risk assessment contexts.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides simple explanations (supported by straightforward numerical examples) of the meaning of different types of probabilities, including interval probabilities, and the fundamentals of possibility theory and evidence theory.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers guidance on when to use probability and when to use an alternative representation of uncertainty.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents and discusses methods for the representation and characterization of uncertainty in risk assessment.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUses examples to clearly illustrate ideas and concepts.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTerje Aven\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUniversity of Stavanger, Norway\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePiero Baraldi\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePolitecnico di Milano, Italy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoger Flage\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUniversity of Stavanger, Norway\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEnrico Zio\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePolitecnico di Milano, Italy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10 February 2014\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781118489581\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e208\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14.24\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44310887497868,"sku":"9781118489581","price":88.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781118489581_e0c46734-8179-44d8-aec3-5454210b2b4a.jpg?v=1780234101","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781118489581","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}