{"product_id":"9781118763063","title":"Uncertainty in Risk Assessment: The Representation and Treatment of Uncertainties by Probabilistic and Non-Probabilistic Methods","description":"\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 \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIllustrates the need for seeing beyond probability to represent uncertainties in risk assessment contexts.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides 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.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers guidance on when to use probability and when to use an alternative representation of uncertainty.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents and discusses methods for the representation and characterization of uncertainty in risk assessment.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUses examples to clearly illustrate ideas and concepts.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47120478929136,"sku":"9781118763063","price":100.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781118763063_p0.jpg?v=1769889281","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781118763063","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}