On the meaning of a black swan in a risk context

Safety Science

Volumn 57, Issue , 2013, Pages 44-51

  Aven, Terje ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

Author keywords

Black swan; Knowledge; Probability; Risk; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ALEATORY UNCERTAINTY; BLACK SWAN; DECISION MAKING UNDER UNCERTAINTY; EPISTEMIC UNCERTAINTIES; EXPECTED VALUES; EXTREME EVENTS; IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS; KEY ISSUES; KNOWLEDGE; LOW PROBABILITY; PROBABILITY THEORY; RISK CONCEPTS; UNCERTAINTY;

PROBABILITY; RISK MANAGEMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

RISKS;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; DECISION MAKING; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PROBLEM SOLVING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTION; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 84874425379     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: 18791042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2013.01.016     Document Type: Article

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