Centro de Documentacion de Fundación MAPFRE - How useful is quantitative risk assessment?

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How useful is quantitative risk assessment? / George E. Apostolakis

This article discusses the use of quantitative risk assessment (QRA) in decision making regarding the safety of complex technological systems. The insights gained by QRA are compared with those from traditional safety methods and it is argued that the two approaches complement each other. It is argued that peer review is an essential part of the QRA process

En: Risk analysis : an international journal. - New York and London. - nº 3, June 2004 ; p. 515-520

1. Valoración de riesgos . 2. Toma de decisiones . 3. Gerencia de riesgos . 4. Ingeniería nuclear . 5. Técnicas cuantitativas . 6. Sistemas de seguridad . 7. Riesgo tecnológico . I. Título. II. Título: Risk analysis : an international journal.