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050	0	0	_aQE26.3 _b.E35 2015
082	0	0	_a550.01/156 _223
100	1		_aEidsvik, Jo, _d1973- _eauthor. _974543
245	1	0	_aValue of information in the earth sciences : _bintegrating spatial modeling and decision analysis / _cJo Eidsvik, Tapan Mukerji, and Debarun Bhattacharjya.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2015.
300			_a1 online resource (xiii, 385 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 11 Nov 2015).
520			_aGathering the right kind and the right amount of information is crucial for any decision-making process. This book presents a unified framework for assessing the value of potential data gathering schemes by integrating spatial modelling and decision analysis, with a focus on the Earth sciences. The authors discuss the value of imperfect versus perfect information, and the value of total versus partial information, where only subsets of the data are acquired. Concepts are illustrated using a suite of quantitative tools from decision analysis, such as decision trees and influence diagrams, as well as models for continuous and discrete dependent spatial variables, including Bayesian networks, Markov random fields, Gaussian processes, and multiple-point geostatistics. Unique in scope, this book is of interest to students, researchers and industry professionals in the Earth and environmental sciences, who use applied statistics and decision analysis techniques, and particularly to those working in petroleum, mining, and environmental geoscience.
650		0	_aEarth sciences _xInformation services. _974544
650		0	_aGeochemical prospecting. _974545
650		0	_aCommunication in science. _922929
700	1		_aMukerji, Tapan, _d1965- _eauthor. _974546
700	1		_aBhattacharjya, Debarun, _eauthor. _974547
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781107040267
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139628785
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