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20% chance of rain : exploring the concept of risk / / Richard B. Jones



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Autore: Jones Richard B (Richard Bradley), <1947-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: 20% chance of rain : exploring the concept of risk / / Richard B. Jones Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, c2012
Edizione: 2nd ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (357 p.)
Disciplina: 302/.12
Soggetto topico: Risk assessment
Classificazione: TEC009000
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: 20% Chance of Rain Exploring the Concept of Risk; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Risk: Life's Question Mark; Chapter 2: Measurement: The Alchemist's Base; Chapter 3: Statistics: Numbers Looking for an Argument; Chapter 4: The Value of Life and Limb, Statistically Speaking; Chapter 5: The Evolution of Risk; Chapter 6: Frequency and Severity: Weighing the Risk; Chapter 7: What's in a Risk? Perception Creates Risk Reality; Chapter 8: Risk, Regulation, and Reason; Chapter 9: Earth, Air, and Water: The Not-So-Bare Essentials; Chapter 10: Food . . . for Thought
Chapter 11: Flying: The Not-So-Wild Blue YonderChapter 12: Risk on the Roads; Chapter 13: An Incomplete List of Life's Risks; Index
Sommario/riassunto: "There are plenty of books on specialized risk topics but few that deal with the broad diversity and daily applicability of this subject. Risk applications require a robust knowledge of many attributes of this seemingly simple subject. This book teaches the reader through examples and case studies the fundamental (and subtle) aspects of risk - regardless of the specific situation. The text allows the reader to understand the concept of risk analysis while not getting too involved in the mathematics; in this method the reader can apply these techniques across a wide range of situations.The second edition includes new examples from NASA and several other industries as well as new case studies from legal databases. The many real-life discussion topics enable the reader to form an understanding of the concepts of risk and risk management and apply them to day-to-day issues"--
Titolo autorizzato: 20% chance of rain  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-283-29474-5
9786613294746
1-118-11636-4
1-118-11637-2
1-118-11634-8
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910812939303321
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