Compliance Quantified - An Introduction to Data Verification

A self-contained 1996 account of the game theory and statistics used in modelling compliance with international agreements.

List of contents

Preface; Foreword; 1. A theory of verification; 2. Attributes sampling; 3. Variables sampling; 4. Stratified variables sampling; 5. Interim inspection; 6. Global sampling; 7. Material accountancy; 8. Accountancy verification; 9. Inspector leadership; Appendix; Bibliography.

Summary

A self-contained 1996 account of the mathematics needed to help ensure compliance with international agreements, such as those governing arms control or the environment. The only prerequisites are simple calculus and statistics, so the book should be accessible to a broad range of scientists and non-scientists, in industrial, academic or governmental environments.

Product details

• Authors: Rudolf Avenhaus, Morton John Canty
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.04.2012
• EAN: 9780521553667
• ISBN: 978-0-521-55366-7
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 161 mm x 240 mm x 19 mm
• Weight: 575 g
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