A risk concept applicable for both probabilistic and non-probabilistic perspectives

Safety Science

Volumn 49, Issue 8-9, 2011, Pages 1080-1086

  Aven, Terje ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

Author keywords

Imprecison intervals; Possibility theory; Probabilities; Risk; Uncertainties

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE APPROACH; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS; EPISTEMIC UNCERTAINTIES; EVIDENCE THEORIES; IMPRECISON INTERVALS; KEY FEATURE; MAIN COMPONENT; NON-PROBABILISTIC; POSSIBILITY THEORY; RISK DEFINITION; RISK PERSPECTIVE; UNCERTAINTIES; UNKNOWN QUANTITY;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; THEORY; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 79958093023     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: 18791042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2011.04.017     Document Type: Article

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