Decision theory: general
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Decision theory: general
Paperback. This book explores what it means to be rational in a variety of contexts, from personal decisions to those affecting large groups of people. It introduces ideas from economics, philosophy, and other areas, showing how the theory applies to particular situations such as gambling and the allocation of resources. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, 5 halftones, numerous figures. BIC Classification: GPQ; JMH; KCA; PBUD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 112 x 9. Weight in Grams: 120.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192803030
- ISBN
- 9780192803030
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.59
€ 11.99
€ 10.59
hardcover. Offers a shift in the existing paradigm for conducting reliability analyses. This book covers risk-based reliability analysis and generic principles for reducing risk. It provides a measure of risk based on the distribution of the potential losses from failure as well as the basic principles for risk-based design. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GPQD; TGPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 165 x 26. Weight in Grams: 790.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science & Technology United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780080447285
- ISBN
- 9780080447285
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 177.87
€ 177.87
Hardcover. Editor(s): Ortiz, Mitchell. Num Pages: 323 pages. BIC Classification: GPQD; JFFE3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 150. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634857956
- ISBN
- 9781634857956
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 281.68€ 205.30
€ 281.68
€ 205.30
Paperback. Num Pages: 131 pages. BIC Classification: GPQ; JPS; MB; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 131
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604566253
- ISBN
- 9781604566253
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.78€ 41.56
€ 58.78
€ 41.56
Hardcover. This authoritative handbook illustrates practical implementation of simulation techniques in the banking and financial industries through use of real-world, time-sensitive applications. Series: Wiley Handbooks in Financial Engineering and Econometrics. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GPQD; KJMV1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 242 x 26. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470647158
- ISBN
- 9780470647158
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 173.89
€ 173.89
Hardback. This seminal book injects the topic of superintelligence into the academic and popular mainstream. What happens when machines surpass humans in general intelligence? Will artificial agents save or destroy us? In a tour de force of analytic thinking, Bostrom lays a foundation for understanding the future of humanity and intelligent life. Num Pages: 352 pages, black and white line drawings and halftones. BIC Classification: GPQD; JFFR; UYQ; UYQM; UYZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199678112
- ISBN
- 9780199678112
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 20.52
€ 27.99
€ 20.52
Paperback. A Global Catastrophic Risk is one that has the potential to inflict serious damage to human well-being on a global scale. This book focuses on such risks arising from natural catastrophes (Earth-based or beyond), nuclear war, terrorism, biological weapons, totalitarianism, advanced nanotechnology, artificial intelligence and social collapse. Editor(s): Bostrom, Nick; Cirkovic, Milan M. Num Pages: 576 pages, Tables and figures. BIC Classification: GPQD; JFFC; PDZ; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 31. Weight in Grams: 836.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199606504
- ISBN
- 9780199606504
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.94
€ 31.94
Paperback. Num Pages: 213 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: MMJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Hazelden Information & Educational Services United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 205
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616492625
- ISBN
- 9781616492625
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.33
€ 16.99
€ 16.33
Hardback. Editor(s): Millot, Patrick; Boy, Guy Andre. Num Pages: 420 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GPQD; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 169 x 27. Weight in Grams: 756.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848214804
- ISBN
- 9781848214804
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 175.12
€ 175.12
Hardback. Explains the fluctuations of economic activity that are an endemic feature of market economies. This title argues for a different macroeconomics model - one that works with an internal explanation of the business cycle and factors in agents limited cognitive abilities. Num Pages: 152 pages, 64 line illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: GPQ; KCB; KCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 152
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691147390
- ISBN
- 9780691147390
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.58€ 41.17
€ 51.58
€ 41.17
Paperback. Risk management is not just a topic for risk professionals. Managers and directors at all levels must be equipped with an understanding of risk and the tools and processes required to assess and manage it successfully. Supported by online templates, this is a guide to the practice and the benefits of good risk management. Series: Strategic Success. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GPQD; KJC; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publisher
- Kogan Page Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780749468385
- ISBN
- 9780749468385
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.92
€ 38.99
€ 34.92
Hardcover. Editor(s): Garrison, Paul M. Num Pages: 244 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: GPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 184 x 19. Weight in Grams: 716.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781600218699
- ISBN
- 9781600218699
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 230.56€ 153.78
€ 230.56
€ 153.78
Hardcover. An authoritative guide to risk assessment, grounded in actual case studies of sites or issues that address a wide range of human and ecological hazards. Assembles the expertise of more than fifty authorities from fifteen different fields, forming a comprehensive reference and textbook. Editor(s): Paustenbach, Dennis J. Num Pages: 1592 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: GPQD; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 163 x 77. Weight in Grams: 2326.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 1592
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470253199
- ISBN
- 9780470253199
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.60
€ 196.60
Hardcover. A practical perspective on tackling the complex planning problems characterized by multiple criteria or measures of performance. It introduces basic notions of how and why we plan, both as individuals and within organizations, and provides guidelines for choosing between alternative actions. Series: Copenhagen studies in economics & management. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GPQ; KJC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 166 x 29. Weight in Grams: 804.
- Publisher
- Copenhagen Business School Press
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788763000055
- ISBN
- 9788763000055
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 24.70
€ 34.99
€ 24.70
Paperback. A 2010 text in decision theory with applications to economics, mathematics, finance, psychology, management, health, computer science, statistics, and engineering. Num Pages: 514 pages, 106 b/w illus. 57 tables 187 exercises. BIC Classification: GPQ; KCA; PBT. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 174 x 24. Weight in Grams: 924. For Risk and Ambiguity. 518 pages, 106 b/w illus. 57 tables 187 exercises. A 2010 text in decision theory with applications to economics, mathematics, finance, psychology, management, health, computer science, statistics, and engineering. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: GPQ; KCA; PBT. Dimension: 246 x 174 x 24. Weight: 1004.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 518
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521748681
- ISBN
- 9780521748681
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.89
€ 60.89
hardcover. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: GPQ; JNK; JNL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607099512
- ISBN
- 9781607099512
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.40
€ 88.40
Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GPQ; JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781578868322
- ISBN
- 9781578868322
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 175.80
€ 175.80
Paperback. Originally published: Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Corwin, c2003. Num Pages: 152 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GPQ; JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781632205568
- ISBN
- 9781632205568
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.22
€ 17.99
€ 16.22
Hardcover. Frequently (and often inappropriately) decision making in the work environment has been analyzed and modeled in terms of isolated decisions made by one person. In reality, decision making is a continuous, interpersonal process usually involving several "decision makers" aiming at dynamic and cooperative control of the state of affairs at work. Editor(s): Rasmussen, Jens; Brehmer, Berndt; Leplat, Jacques. Series: New Technologies & Work: A Wiley Series. Num Pages: 416 pages, 43 figures, 5 tables, index. BIC Classification: GPQ; KJMD; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 738.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471928287
- ISBN
- 9780471928287
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 908.69
€ 908.69
Paperback. This edition should be of value to both professionals in the field and to those who wish to understand the issues of life expectancy and quality of life. Series: Harvard Centre for Risk Analysis S. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GPQD; KJMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Sub
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674005297
- ISBN
- 9780674005297
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.10
€ 27.99
€ 24.10