On The Quantitative Definition of Risk

@article{citeulike:1204725, abstract = {A quantitative definition of risk is suggested in terms of the idea of a "set of triplets". The definition is extended to include uncertainty and completeness, and the use of Bayes' theorem is described in this connection. The definition is used to discuss the notions of "relative risk", "relativity of risk", and "acceptability of risk".}, author = {Kaplan, Stanley and Garrick}, citeulike-article-id = {1204725}, doi = {10.1111/j.1539-6924.1981.tb01350.x}, journal = {Risk Analysis}, keywords = {easy, risk}, number = {1}, pages = {11--27}, posted-at = {2007-04-03 16:21:52}, priority = {2}, title = {On The Quantitative Definition of Risk}, url = {http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1539-6924.1981.tb01350.x}, volume = {1}, year = {1981} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1204725 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1204725 TI - On The Quantitative Definition of Risk JF - Risk Analysis VL - 1 IS - 1 SP - 11 EP - 27 N2 - A quantitative definition of risk is suggested in terms of the idea of a "set of triplets". The definition is extended to include uncertainty and completeness, and the use of Bayes' theorem is described in this connection. The definition is used to discuss the notions of "relative risk", "relativity of risk", and "acceptability of risk". KW - easy KW - risk AU - Kaplan, Stanley AU - Garrick PY - 1981/// UR - http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1539-6924.1981.tb01350.x ER -