Decisions under uncertainty : probabilistic analysis for engineering decisions

✍ Scribed by Ian J Jordaan

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Year: 2005
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 688
• Category: Library

✦ Table of Contents

Frontmatter......Page 1
Contents......Page 7
List of illustrations......Page 12
Preface......Page 13
Acknowledgements......Page 16
1 - Uncertainty and decision-making......Page 17
2 - The concept of probability......Page 36
3 - Probability distributions, expectation and prevision......Page 106
4 - The concept of utility......Page 178
5 - Games and optimization......Page 236
6 - Entropy......Page 288
7 - Characteristic functions, transformed and limiting distributions......Page 333
8 - Exchangeability and inference......Page 394
9 - Extremes......Page 468
10 - Risk, safety and reliability......Page 530
11 - Data and simulation......Page 577
12 - Conclusion......Page 634
Appendix 1 - Common probability distributions......Page 636
Appendix 2 - Mathematical aspects......Page 653
Appendix 3 - Answers and comments on exercises......Page 659
References......Page 666
Index......Page 673