1.

Record Nr.

UNINA990009797360403321

Autore

Bucchi, Massimo <1941- >

Titolo

Italia povera : fatti, contraddizioni, orrori della nostra storia : un saggio in immagini / Massimo Bucchi ; prefazione di Gianni Mura

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Milano : Il Saggiatore, 2012

ISBN

978-88-428-1844-1

Descrizione fisica

151 p. : in gran parte ill. ; 22 cm

Collana

La cultura ; 784

Disciplina

741.5945

Locazione

FSPBC

Collocazione

Collez. 994 (784)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910706179603321

Autore

Krakow Jere L.

Titolo

Administrative history of Castillo de San Marcos National Monument and Fort Matanzas National Monument / / by Jere L. Krakow

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Washington, D.C.] : , : United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, , 1986

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xi, 182 pages) : illustrations, maps

Disciplina

069/.9975918

Soggetti

Buildings - Florida - Saint Augustine

Buildings

History

Castillo de San Marcos National Monument (Saint Augustine, Fla.) History

Fort Matanzas National Monument (Fla.) History

Saint Augustine (Fla.) History

Florida Fort Matanzas National Monument

Florida Saint Augustine

Florida Saint Augustine Castillo de San Marcos National Monument

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"July 1986."

"NPS D-13"--Page 184.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-140).



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910822624703321

Autore

Silva Patricio

Titolo

In the name of reason : technocrats and politics in Chile / / Patricio Silva

Pubbl/distr/stampa

University Park, Pennsylvania : , : The Pennsylvania State University Press, , [2008]

©2008

ISBN

0-271-05336-4

0-271-04993-6

0-271-03610-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (270 p.)

Disciplina

983.064

Soggetti

Technocracy

Chile Politics and government 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages [235]-248) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Technocrats and politics in Chile -- Scientific politics in Chile : the positivist design -- Pablo Ramírez and the "administrative state" -- Technocrats and the entrepreneurial state -- The age of global planning -- Pinochet and the Chicago boys -- The emergence of a technocratic democracy -- Technocracy in Chile : past, present, and future.

Sommario/riassunto

"Explores the role played by technocrats in the political and institutional evolution of Chile since the late nineteeth century until today, with emphasis on the period from 1938-1973 as well as the period following democratic restoration in 1990"--Provided by publisher.



4.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910141174403321

Autore

Thompson James R (James Robert), <1938->

Titolo

Empirical model building : data, models, and reality / / James R. Thompson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, c2011

ISBN

9786613400697

9781283400695

1283400693

9781118109656

1118109651

9781118109625

1118109627

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (460 p.)

Collana

Wiley series in probability and statistics ; ; 794

Classificazione

MAT029000

Disciplina

519.5/7

Soggetti

Experimental design

Mathematical models

Mathematical statistics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Empirical Model Building: Data, Models, and Reality; Contents; Preface; 1. Models of Growth and Decay; 1.1. A Simple Pension and Annuity Plan; 1.2. Income Tax Bracket Creep and the Quiet Revolution of 1980; 1.3. Retirement of a Mortgage; 1.4. Some Mathematical Descriptions of the Theory of Malthus; 1.5. Metastasis and Resistance; Problems; References; 2. Models of Competition, Survival, and Combat; 2.1. An Analysis of the Demographics of Ancient Israel; 2.2. The Plague and John Graunt's Life Table; 2.3. Modular Data-Based Wargaming; 2.3.1. Herman Kahn and the Winning of the Cold War

2.4. Predation and Immune Response Systems2.5. Pyramid Clubs for Fun and Profit; Problems; References; 3. Epidemics; 3.1. Introduction; 3.2. John Snow and the London Cholera Epidemic of 1854; 3.3. Prelude: The Postwar Polio Epidemic; 3.4. AIDS: A New Epidemic for America; 3.5. Why an AIDS Epidemic in America?; 3.5.1. Political Correctness Can Kill; 3.6. The Effect of the Gay Bathhouses; 3.7. A More Detailed Look at



the Model; 3.8. Forays into the Public Policy Arena; 3.9. Modeling the Mature Epidemic; 3.10. AIDS as a Facilitator of Other Epidemics; 3.11. Comparisons with First World Countries

3.12. Conclusions: A Modeler's PortfolioProblems; References; 4. Bootstrapping; 4.1. Introduction; 4.2. Bootstrapping Analysis of Darwin's Data; 4.3. A Bootstrapping Approximation to Fisher's Nonparametric Test; 4.4. A Resampling Bassed Sign Test; 4.5. A Bootstrapping Approach for Confidence Intervals; 4.6. Solving Ill-Structured Problems; Problems; References; 5. Monte Carlo Solutions of Differential Equations; 5.1. Introduction; 5.2. Gambler's Ruin; 5.3. Solution of Simple Differential Equations; 5.4. Solution of the Fokker-Planck Equation; 5.5. The Dirichlet Problem

5.6. Solution of General Elliptic Differential Equations5.7. Conclusions; Problems; References; 6. SIMEST, SIMDAT, and Pseudoreality; 6.1. Introduction; 6.2. The Bootstrap: A Dirac-Comb Density Estimator; 6.3. SIMDAT: A Smooth Resampling Algorithm; 6.3.1. The SIMDAT Algorithm; 6.3.2. An Empirical Justification of SIMDAT; 6.4. SIMEST: An Oncological Example; 6.4.1. An Exploratory Prelude; 6.4.2. Models and Algorithms; Problems; References; 7. Exploratory Data Analysis; 7.1. Introduction; 7.2. Smoothing; 7.3. The Stem and Leaf Plot; 7.4. The Five Figure Summary; 7.5. Tukey's Box Plot; Problems

References8. Noise Killing Chaos; 8.1. Introduction; 8.2. The Discrete Logistic Model; 8.3. A Chaotic Convection Model; 8.4. Conclusions; Problems; References; 9. A Primer in Bayesian Data Analysis; 9.1. Introduction; 9.2. The EM Algorithm; 9.3. The Data Augmentation Algorithm; 9.4. The Gibbs Sampler; 9.5. Conclusions; Problems; References; 10. Multivariate and Robust Procedures in Statistical Process Control; 10.1. Introduction; 10.2. A Contamination Model for SPC; 10.3. A Compound Test for Higher Dimensional SPC Data; 10.4. Rank Testing with Higher Dimensional SPC Data

10.5. A Robust Estimation Procedure for Location in Higher Dimensions

Sommario/riassunto

"This book presents a hands-on approach to the basic principles of empirical model building through the shrewd mixture of differential equations, computer-intensive methods, and data in a single-volume. It includes a series of real-world statistical problems illustrating modeling skills and techniques that are applicable to a broad range of audiences from applied statisticians to practicing MBAs. It covers models of growth and decay, systems where competition and interaction add to the complexity of the model, and discusses both classical and non-classical data analysis methods, alongside an extended list of more than twenty essential topics. The author also includes numerous exercises, an emphasis on computational finance and Bayesian techniques, and timely discussions of epidemics, quality control, and chaos in a dynamic world"--