Elicitation of Expert Opinions for Uncertainty and Risks
Publisher: CRC
Published: June 27, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 328
ISBN-13: 9780849310874
Subjects: Decision theory: general; Engineering: general; Research methods: general; Technology & Industrial Arts; Industrial engineering; Industrial Decision Analysis; Systems Engineering; Technology; Science/Mathematics; Consulting; Decision Making & Problem Solving; Engineering - Industrial; Business & Economics : Consulting; Business & Economics : Decision Making & Problem Solving; Technology / Engineering / Industrial; Decision making; Industrial Technology; System analysis
First sentence: Citizens of modern information-based, industrial societies are becoming increasingly aware of, and sensitive to, the harsh and discomforting reality that information abundance does not necessarily give us certainty.
Description: "Bilal M. Ayyub is a professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Maryland (College Park) and the General Director of the Center for Technology and Systems Management."--BOOK JACKET.