TY - BOOK
T1 - Engineering decisions under uncertainty
AU - Nielsen, Michael Havbro Faber
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - p. 1-7Statistics and the theory of probability, in engineering—as well as in any other context, ultimately serve the representation of knowledge for the purpose of supporting decision making. Ideally, decision making should take basis in the best available information about, and the understanding of risks. The present chapter, comprising Lecture 1, therefore sets the scene by focusing on decision making in the quest of sustainable societal development. An example is presented addressing engineering decision making in the …
AB - p. 1-7Statistics and the theory of probability, in engineering—as well as in any other context, ultimately serve the representation of knowledge for the purpose of supporting decision making. Ideally, decision making should take basis in the best available information about, and the understanding of risks. The present chapter, comprising Lecture 1, therefore sets the scene by focusing on decision making in the quest of sustainable societal development. An example is presented addressing engineering decision making in the …
M3 - Book
T3 - Statistics and Probability Theory
BT - Engineering decisions under uncertainty
PB - Springer
ER -