A seminal Cambridge University Press guide to managing uncertainty in quantitative models. Very Good condition. Highly cited in environmental and public policy research.

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The authors explain the ways in which uncertainty is an important factor in the problems of risk and policy analysis. This book outlines the source and nature of uncertainty, discusses techniques for obtaining and using expert judgment, and reviews a variety of simple and advanced methods for analyzing uncertainty. Powerful computer environments and good graphical techniques for displaying uncertainty are just two of the more advanced topics addressed in later chapters.

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Title

Uncertainty: A Guide to Dealing with Uncertainty in Quantitative Risk and Policy Analysis

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Publication Date

1992

Language

English

ISBN 10

0521427444

ISBN 13

9780521427449

Binding

Softcover

Condition

Very Good

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The authors explain the ways in which uncertainty is an important factor in the problems of risk and policy analysis. This book outlines the source and nature of uncertainty, discusses techniques for obtaining and using expert judgment, and reviews a variety of simple and advanced methods for analyzing uncertainty. Powerful computer environments and good graphical techniques for displaying uncertainty are just two of the more advanced topics addressed in later chapters.

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Uncertainty's importance in the problems of risk and policy analysis is explained by outlining its source and nature, discussing techniques for obtaining and using expert judgment and reviewing methods of analyzing uncertainty.

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