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Degrees of belief : subjective probability and engineering judgment / Steven G. Vick.

Title: Degrees of belief : subjective probability and engineering judgment / Steven G. Vick.
Author: Vick, Steven G., 1950-
Publication: Reston, VA : ASCE Press, c2002.

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American Society of Civil Engineers

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x, 455 p. ; ill.; 23 cm.

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"Degrees of Belief: Subjective Probability and Engineering Judgment artfully weaves together the three elements at the very core of engineering: uncertainties in knowledge, inductive reasoning, and individual expertise. Written from a geotechnical and earth sciences perspective, it brings new meaning to these concepts for nearly any field of engineering, science, or technology decision making. It begins by examining the tension between theory and practice, showing how this is manifested in the different meanings of probability used in reliability and risk analysis. This book emphasizes the cognitive processes used in conceptualizing uncertainty, with techniques and tools for subjective probability assessment.
Turning to what this requires, it lends substance to professional judgment by examining its diagnostic, inductive, and interpretive elements. It also investigates the nature of expertise by bringing to life such towering figures as Roebling, Stevens, and Terzaghi, and their monumental engineering achievements."--Jacket.

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ISBN

0784405980

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2002074410 ^

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