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Science 17 April 1987:
Vol. 236. no. 4799, pp. 267 - 270
DOI: 10.1126/science.3563505
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Science, Vol 236, Issue 4799, 267-270
Copyright © 1987 by American Association for the Advancement of Science
Risk assessment and comparisons: an introduction
R Wilson
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EA Crouch
Risk assessment is presented as a way of examining risks so that they may be better avoided, reduced, or otherwise managed. Risk implies uncertainty, so that risk assessment is largely concerned with uncertainty and hence with a concept of probability that is hard to grasp. The results of even the simplest risk assessments need to be compared with similar assessments of commonplace situations to give them some meaning. We compare and contrast some risk estimates to display their similarities and differences.
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