Book contents
- Theory and Practice in Policy Analysis
- Theory and Practice in Policy Analysis
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Policy Analysis: An Overview
- Part I Making Decisions that Maximize Utility
- Part II Some Widely Used Analysis Tools and Topics
- 8 Characterizing, Analyzing, and Communicating Uncertainty1
- 9 Expert Elicitation1
- 10 Risk Analysis1
- 11 The Use of Models in Policy Analysis
- Part III How Individuals and Organizations Actually Make Decisions
- Part IV The Policy Process and S&T Policy (Mainly) in the United States
- Book part
- Index
- References
10 - Risk Analysis1
from Part II - Some Widely Used Analysis Tools and Topics
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 24 August 2017
Book contents
- Theory and Practice in Policy Analysis
- Theory and Practice in Policy Analysis
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Policy Analysis: An Overview
- Part I Making Decisions that Maximize Utility
- Part II Some Widely Used Analysis Tools and Topics
- 8 Characterizing, Analyzing, and Communicating Uncertainty1
- 9 Expert Elicitation1
- 10 Risk Analysis1
- 11 The Use of Models in Policy Analysis
- Part III How Individuals and Organizations Actually Make Decisions
- Part IV The Policy Process and S&T Policy (Mainly) in the United States
- Book part
- Index
- References
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- Theory and Practice in Policy AnalysisIncluding Applications in Science and Technology, pp. 274 - 308Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2017
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