Department of homeland security bioterrorism risk assessment: a call for change
Auteur :
National Research Council / Division on Earth and Life Studies / Board on Life Sciences / Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences / Board on Mathematical Sciences and Their Applications / Committee on Methodological Improvements to the Department of Homeland Security's Biological Agent Risk Analysis
Éditeur :
National Academies Press
ISBN :
9780309120289
Date de publication :
3 déc. 2008
Dimensions :
27,9 x 21,6 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Reviews the methodology that led to the 2006 Department of Homeland Security report, Bioterrorism Risk Assessment (BTRA). This book identifies a number of fundamental concerns with the BTRA of 2006, ranging from mathematical and statistical mistakes that have corrupted results, to unnecessarily complicated probability models.