20% chance of rain : exploring the concept of risk /
"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 stud...
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| Μορφή: | Ηλ. βιβλίο |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
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Hoboken, N.J. :
Wiley,
[2012]
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| Διαθέσιμο Online: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
- Frontmatter
- Risk: Life's Question Mark
- Measurement: The Alchemist's Base
- Statistics: Numbers Looking for an Argument
- The Value of Life and Limb, Statistically Speaking
- The Evolution of Risk
- Frequency and Severity: Weighing the Risk
- What's in a Risk? Perception Creates Risk Reality
- Risk, Regulation, and Reason
- Earth, Air, and Water: The Not-So-Bare Essentials
- Food ⁵ for Thought
- Flying: The Not-So-Wild Blue Yonder
- Risk on the Roads
- An Incomplete List of Life's Risks
- Index.
