{"product_id":"uncertainty-in-risk-assessment-the-representation-and-treatment-of-uncertainties-by-probabilistic-and-non-probabilistic-methods-9781118489581","title":"Uncertainty in Risk Assessment: The Representation and Treatment of Uncertainties by Probabilistic and Non-Probabilistic Methods","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Terje Aven\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Wiley\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Wiley\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Probability \u0026amp; Statistics - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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  *Illustrates the need for seeing beyond probability to represent uncertainties in risk assessment contexts. *Provides 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. *Offers guidance on when to use probability and when to use an alternative representation of uncertainty. *Presents and discusses methods for the representation and characterization of uncertainty in risk assessment. *Uses examples to clearly illustrate ideas and concepts.","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45201811079319,"sku":"9781118489581","price":5671.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781118489581.webp?v=1767668049","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/uncertainty-in-risk-assessment-the-representation-and-treatment-of-uncertainties-by-probabilistic-and-non-probabilistic-methods-9781118489581","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}