Probability methods for cost uncertainty analysis a systems engineering perspective

Probability Methods for Cost Uncertainty Analysis: A Systems Engineering Perspective, Second Edition gives you a thorough grounding in the analytical methods needed for modeling and measuring uncertainty in the cost of engineering systems. This includes the treatment of correlation between the cost...

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Other Authors: Garvey, Paul R., 1956, author (author), Book, Stephen A., author, Covert, Raymond P., author
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Boca Raton, Florida : CRC Press [2016]
Edition:2nd ed
Series:Chapman & Hall Book
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009629912006719
Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover; Contents; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; Reserved Notation; Section I: Theory and Foundations; 1: Uncertainty and the Role of Probability in Cost Analysis; 2: Concepts of Probability Theory; 3: Distributions and the Theory of Expectation; 4: Special Distributions for Cost Uncertainty Analysis; 5: Functions of Random Variables and Their Application to Cost Uncertainty Analysis; 6: System Cost Uncertainty Analysis; 7: Modeling Cost and Schedule Uncertainties: An Application of Joint Probability Theory
  • Section II: Practical Considerations and Applications8: A Review of Cost Uncertainty Analysis; 9: Correlation: A Critical Consideration; 10: Building Statistical Cost Estimating Models; 11: Mathematics of Cost Improvement Curves; 12: Enhanced Scenario-Based Method; 13: Cost Uncertainty Analysis Practice Points; 14: Collected Works of Dr. Stephen A. Book; Appendix A: Statistical Tables and Related Integrals; Appendix B: Bivariate Normal-Lognormal Distribution; Appendix C: Bivariate Lognormal Distribution; Appendix D: Method of Moments WBS Example; Appendix E: Unraveling the S-Curve
  • Appendix F: Iteratively Reweighted Least SquaresAppendix G: Sample Lot Cost and Quantity Data; Back Cover