Modelling under risk and uncertainty : an introduction to statistical, phenomenological, and computational methods

"This book aims at giving a new insight on the peculiar mathematical challenges generated by recent industrial safety or environmental control analysis"--Provided by publisher

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rocquigny, Etienne de (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chichester, West Sussex, UK : Wiley , c2012
Series:Wiley series in probability and statistics
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Acronyms and abbreviations
  • 2. A generic modeling framework
  • 3. A generic tutorial example : natural risk in an industrial installation
  • 4. Understanding natures of uncertainty, risk margins and time bases for probabilistic decision-making
  • 5. Direct statistical estimation techniques
  • 6. Combined model estimation through inverse techniques
  • 7. Computational methods for risk and uncertainty propagation
  • 8. Optimizing under uncertainty : economics and computational challenges
  • 9. Conclusion : perspectives of modeling in the context of risk and uncertainty and further research
  • 10. Annexes