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Book SynopsisPrologue.- Introduction: Some Illustrative Examples.- 1. Science for Policy: Uncertainty and Quality.- 1.1 Information for Policy-Related Research.- 1.2 How to Cope with Uncertainty?.- 1.3 Dilemmas for Science.- 1.4 Quality Assurance and Policy.- 1.5 Uncertainty and Policy.- 2. Uncertainty and Its Management.- 2.1 Uncertainty in Probability.- 2.2 Statistics, Computers and Uncertainty.- 2.3 Types of Uncertainty.- 2.4 Uncertainty-Avoidance in Bureaucracies.- 2.5 Criticism: Technical, Methodological and Philosophical.- 2.6 The NUSAP Scheme, Uncertainty and Quality.- 2.7 NUSAP: Philosophy and Practice.- 3. The Mathematical Language.- 3.1 Historical Perspective.- 3.2 Mathematical Language and Uncertainty.- 3.3 Formalization and Infinite Regress.- 3.4 Rules: When to Over-Ride?.- 3.5 Ambiguity and Vagueness.- 3.6 Arithmetical Rules: The Fossils Joke.- 3.7 Zero: Counter or Filler?.- 3.8 Rounding-off: The ?-Dilemma.- 3.9 Craft Skills and Monsters.- 4. Craft Skills with Numbers.- 4.1 Skills in S
Table of ContentsPrologue. Introduction: Some Illustrative Examples. 1. Science for Policy: Uncertainty and Quality. 2. Uncertainty and its Management. 3. The Mathematical Language. 4. Craft Skills with Numbers. 5. Measurement. 6. Maps. 7. Mathematical Notations: Functions and Design. 8. The NUSAP Notational Scheme: Introduction. 9. The NUSAP Categories: Numeral, Unit and Spread. 10. The NUSAP Categories: Assessment and Pedigree. 11. The Pedigree for Statistical Information. 12. Mapping the Uncertainties of Radiological Hazards. 13. Further Applications of NUSAP. Epilogue. References. Index.
