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Rational descriptions, decisions, and designs.

Title
Rational descriptions, decisions, and designs.
Author
Tribus, Myron, 1921-2016
Publication
New York, Pergamon Press [©1969]

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Description
xix, 478 pages illustrations; 24 cm.
Series Statement
Pergamon unified engineering series. Engineering design section
Uniform Title
Pergamon unified engineering series. Engineering design section.
Subject
  • Engineering design
  • Bayesian statistical decision theory
  • ENGINEERING
  • DESIGN
  • BAYES THEOREM
  • Engineering design > Statistical methods
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographies.
Contents
What do we mean by rational? -- Rational descriptions, some mathematical preliminaries -- Bayes' equation and rational inference -- A rational measure of uncertainty -- The principle of maximum entropy -- Contingency tables -- Rational descriptions -- Decision theory -- Engineering design -- Reliability engineering.
ISBN
  • 0080063934
  • 9780080063935
LCCN
69017175
OCLC
  • ocm00054306
  • 54306
  • SCSB-9495046
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library