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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
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.81
€ 27.99
€ 23.81
Paperback. Seeks to unify disparate theories and methodologies connected with risk analysis for health, environmental, and technological problems. This book addresses specific problems, including order-of-magnitude estimation, dose-response calculations, exposure assessment, extrapolations and forecasts, fault-tree analysis, and more. Num Pages: 424 pages, 82 line illus., 77 tables. BIC Classification: GPQD; JFFR; MBNH2; RN; TB; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 426
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691074573
- ISBN
- 9780691074573
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Condition: New
€ 59.84€ 47.13
€ 59.84
€ 47.13
Hardback. Introduces an important method for estimating correlations for large systems of assets: Dynamic Conditional Correlation (DCC). This title demonstrates the role of correlations in financial decision making, and addresses the economic underpinnings and theoretical properties of correlations and their relation to other measures of dependence. Series: The Econometric and Tinbergen Institutes Lectures. Num Pages: 176 pages, 30 line illus. BIC Classification: GPQD; KJMV1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691116419
- ISBN
- 9780691116419
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Condition: New
€ 66.74€ 51.35
€ 66.74
€ 51.35
Hardback. From cell phones to Web portals, advances in information and communications technology have thrust society into an information age that is far-reaching, fast-moving, increasingly complex, and yet essential to modern life. This text distills and explains the most important concepts and insights at the core of this revolution. Num Pages: 448 pages, 210 line illus. 6 halftones. BIC Classification: GPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 209 x 261 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1248.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691124186
- ISBN
- 9780691124186
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.43€ 94.07
€ 125.43
€ 94.07
Hardback. Introduces a more realistic and holistic framework called KuU - the Known, the unknown, and the Unknowable - that enables one to conceptualize the different kinds of financial risks and design effective strategies for managing them. Editor(s): Diebold, Francis X.; Doherty, Neil A.; Herring, Richard J. Num Pages: 392 pages, 4 halftones. 31 line illus. 23 tables. BIC Classification: GPQD; KJMV1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 166 x 30. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691128832
- ISBN
- 9780691128832
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Condition: New
€ 94.36€ 71.10
€ 94.36
€ 71.10
Paperback. Shows graduate students and researchers how to construct theory frames and use them to develop valid empirical hypotheses in the course of empirical social and political research. This title seeks to mobilize the implicit theoretical social knowledge used in everyday life. It also relates theoretical ideas to problems of methodology. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: GPS; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691129594
- ISBN
- 9780691129594
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.29
€ 45.99
€ 32.29
Hardback. Explains how to execute computationally intensive analysis on very large data sets. This book shows readers how to determine some of the best methods for solving a variety of different problems, how to create and debug statistical models, and how to run an analysis and evaluate the results. Num Pages: 472 pages, 35 line illus. 16 tables. BIC Classification: GPH; UFM; UMT; UNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 267 x 186 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1138.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691133140
- ISBN
- 9780691133140
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Condition: New
€ 101.27€ 76.07
€ 101.27
€ 76.07
Paperback. The development of theorems in logic is generally thought to be a solitary and purely cerebral activity, and therefore unobservable by sociologists. This book challenges this notion by tracing the history of one well-known example in the field of artificial intelligence - a theorem on the foundations of fuzzy logic. Translator(s): Porter, Catherine. Series: Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GP; JHB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691139401
- ISBN
- 9780691139401
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.16
€ 45.99
€ 32.16
Hardcover. Editor(s): Vincent, Charles; Vincent, Charles. Num Pages: 588 pages, 76. BIC Classification: GPQD; MBP; MJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 11. Weight in Grams: 1008.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- BMJ Publishing Group United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 588
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780727913920
- ISBN
- 9780727913920
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Condition: New
€ 138.47
€ 138.47
Paperback. Editor(s): Grol, Richard; Moss, Fiona. Num Pages: 228 pages, 0. BIC Classification: GPS; KJMV5; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- BMJ Publishing Group United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780727916402
- ISBN
- 9780727916402
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.63
€ 75.63
Paperback. aeo This book offers a wide--ranging overview of current theoretical work in media and communication studies, which is one of the most rapidly growing areas of the social sciences today. aeo The volume is interdisciplinary in character, and the authors show how communication theory intersects with social theory and cultural studies. Editor(s): Crowley, David; Mitchell, David. Num Pages: 328 pages, 0. BIC Classification: GPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745612898
- ISBN
- 9780745612898
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Condition: New
€ 26.20
€ 26.20
Hardback. This book employs new and critical approaches to oral history to write an insightful and deeply personal history of Sudbury's Ukrainian community between 1901 and 1939. Series: Shared: Oral and Public History Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: GPS; HBTD; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774826952
- ISBN
- 9780774826952
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Condition: New
€ 110.74
€ 110.74
Hardback. Editor(s): Kilty, Jennifer M.; Felices-Luna, Maritza; Fabian, Sheryl C. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: GPS; JFF; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 825.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774827966
- ISBN
- 9780774827966
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.40
€ 110.40
Hardcover. Serves as a guide on how to incorporate a powerful form of scholarship into academic settings. This book presents a model of Community-Based Research (CBR) that engages community members with students and faculty in the course of their academic work. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GPS; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787962050
- ISBN
- 9780787962050
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Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 47.93
€ 47.99
€ 47.93
Paperback. Illuminates the origins, purposes, and features of portraiture, a method of inquiry that shares some of the features of other qualitative research methods such as ethnography, case study, and narrative placing it within the larger discourse on social science inquiry and mapping it onto the broader terrain of qualitative research. Num Pages: 306 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GPS; JHBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 192 x 17. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787962425
- ISBN
- 9780787962425
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.69
€ 34.69
Paperback. This comprehensive guide provides a step-by-step approach to creating effective surveys, polls, questionnaires, customer satisfaction forms, ratings, checklists, and other instruments for social sciences research. This book is organized according to the process of instrument construction and takes the reader through each of the steps. Series: Research Methods for the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 412 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GPS; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 177 x 30. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 412
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787987848
- ISBN
- 9780787987848
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 85.35
€ 85.35
Paperback. Presents methods and techniques for conducting an animal disease surveillance program, and developing an animal health monitoring system. The text is a 'recipe book' for these techniques as it explains modern techniques, while emphasizing the fundamentals and principles of using these techniques. Editor(s): Salman, Mo. Num Pages: 222 pages, 25. BIC Classification: GPH; MZK; PSVL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Iowa State University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813810317
- ISBN
- 9780813810317
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Condition: New
€ 105.01
€ 105.01
Hardcover. Provides methodological and conceptual models for those interested in doing work with children Editor(s): Ridgely, Susan. Num Pages: 325 pages, 2 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: GPS; HRA; JFSP1; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814776469
- ISBN
- 9780814776469
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 46.68
€ 46.99
€ 46.68
Guidelines for Chemical Process Quantitative Risk Analysis
Ccps (Center For Chemical Process Safety)
Hardcover. Num Pages: 748 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GPQD; TDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 257 x 185 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1445.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 748
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816907205
- ISBN
- 9780816907205
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 295.61
€ 295.61
Hardcover. Editor(s): Arendt, J S; Lorenzo, D K (EQE International, Inc.). Num Pages: 104 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GPQD; TDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 104
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816907465
- ISBN
- 9780816907465
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.90
€ 111.90