Tabla de Contenidos: “…Global Perceptions and Influence of GEO -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 GEO's global role -- 9.3 A worldwide context informing national-level policymaking and vice versa -- 9.4 Capacity development: the importance of process, ownership and learning by doing -- 9.5 GEO, youth and the education community -- 9.6 GEO and the research community -- 9.7 GEO and the mass media -- 9.8 GEO's influence on UNEP itself -- 9.9 Conclusion -- Chapter 10: Regional Perceptions and Influence of GEO -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 GEO in Africa: enabling the regional environmental agenda -- 10.3 GEO in Asia and the Pacific: one size does not fit all -- 10.4 GEO in Europe: getting noticed in a crowded place -- 10.5 GEO in Latin America and the Caribbean: riding the GEO wave -- 10.6 GEO in North America: acting in a region of fading interest -- 10.7 West Asia and North Africa: GEO as a professionalizing force -- 10.8 Conclusion -- Chapter 11: Beyond GEO-61 -- 1.1 Introduction and setting the scene1 -- 1.2 Four scenarios of what could happen to GEO in 2020-20301 -- 1.3 Messages for the future of GEO1 -- 1.4 Conclusion -- Concluding Remarks -- Concluding Remarks -- Bibliography -- Annex I: The Evolution of UNEP Mandates for the Global Environment Outlook -- Annex II: GEO Collaborating Centres and other Contributing Institutions listed in GEO reports -- Annex III: Structure of GEOs-1 to 6 Reports -- Annex IV: GEO-related Reports -- Annex V: Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Annex VI: List of Interviews -- Index…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Book Website; Acknowledgments; Stan Blank; Michelle Everson; Robert Hayden; Introduction; If You Can't Measure it, You Can't Manage It; Phantom Protection from Vitamin E; Statistician, Heal Thyself; Identifying Terrorists in Airports; Looking Ahead in the Book; Resampling; Big Data and Statisticians; Chapter 1: Designing and Carrying Out a Statistical Study; 1.1 A Small Example; 1.2 Is Chance Responsible? The Foundation of Hypothesis Testing; 1.3 A Major Example; 1.4 Designing an Experiment; 1.5 What to Measure-Central Location; 1.6 What to Measure-Variability. 1.7 What to Measure-Distance (Nearness)1.8 Test Statistic; 1.9 The Data; 1.10 Variables and Their Flavors; 1.11 Examining and Displaying the Data; 1.12 Are we Sure we Made a Difference?…”