Risk assessment and decision analysis with bayesian networks

Risk Assessment and Decision Analysis with Bayesian Networks

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 1-494

  Fenton, Norman ^a   Neil, Martin ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85055382272     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1201/b21982     Document Type: Book

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