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Library statistics for the twenty-first century world : proceedings of the co…
An international collaboration between IFLA, the UNESCO Institute of Statistics and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has developed standards for new library indicators for the twenty-first century. The existing international library statistics were developed nearly 40 years ago. This book presents the first results using the new statistics, and look forward to the next s…
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- 9783598441677
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- 302 p.
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- IFLA Publications, 138
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- 026 LIB l
Bayesian methods in the search for MH370
This book demonstrates how nonlinear/non-Gaussian Bayesian time series estimation methods were used to produce a probability distribution of potential MH370 flight paths. It provides details of how the probabilistic models of aircraft flight dynamics, satellite communication system measurements, environmental effects and radar data were constructed and calibrated. The probability distribution w…
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- 9789811003790
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- xvi, 114p. : ill.
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- 363.12465 BAY b
Secondary analysis of electronic health records
This book trains the next generation of scientists representing different disciplines to leverage the data generated during routine patient care. It formulates a more complete lexicon of evidence-based recommendations and support shared, ethical decision making by doctors with their patients. Diagnostic and therapeutic technologies continue to evolve rapidly, and both individual practitione…
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- 9783319437422
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- xxi, 427p. : ill.
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- 610.285 MAS s
Fading foundations : probability and the regress problem
This book addresses the age-old problem of infinite regresses in epistemology. How can we ever come to know something if knowing requires having good reasons, and reasons can only be good if they are backed by good reasons in turn? The problem has puzzled philosophers ever since antiquity, giving rise to what is often called Agrippa's Trilemma. The current volume approaches the old problem in a…
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- 9783319582955
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- xi, 238p. : ill.
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- 121 ATK f
Survey analysis for indigenous policy in Australia: social science perspectives
Indigenous policy is a complex domain motivated by a range of social, cultural, political and economic issues. The Council of Australian Governments ‘closing
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- 9781922144195
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- xxii, 320 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
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- Research monograph (Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research. Australian National University) ; no. 32
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- 305.89915 HUN s
Market segmentation analysis : understanding it, doing it, and making it useful
This open access book offers something for everyone working with market segmentation: practical guidance for users of market segmentation solutions; organisational guidance on implementation issues; guidance for market researchers in charge of collecting suitable data; and guidance for data analysts with respect to the technical and statistical aspects of market segmentation analysis. Even mark…
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- 9789811088186
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- xxi, 324p. : ill.
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- 658.83 DOL m
Handbook of mathematical geosciences : fifty years of IAMG
This Open Access handbook published at the IAMG's 50th anniversary, presents a compilation of invited path-breaking research contributions by award-winning geoscientists who have been instrumental in shaping the IAMG. It contains 45 chapters that are categorized broadly into five parts (i) theory, (ii) general applications, (iii) exploration and resource estimation, (iv) reviews, and (v) remini…
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- 9783319789996
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- xxviii, 914p. : ill.
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- 551.0151 HAN h
Visualizing mortality dynamics in the lexis diagram
This book visualizes mortality dynamics in the Lexis diagram. While the standard approach of plotting death rates is also covered, the focus in this book is on the depiction of rates of mortality improvement over age and time. This rather novel approach offers a more intuitive understanding of the underlying dynamics, enabling readers to better understand whether period- or cohort-effects were …
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- 9783319648200
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- 304.6 VIS v
Sequence analysis and related approaches : innovative methods and applications
This open access book provides innovative methods and original applications of sequence analysis (SA) and related methods for analysing longitudinal data describing life trajectories such as professional careers, family paths, the succession of health statuses, or the time use. The applications as well as the methodological contributions proposed in this book pay special attention to the combin…
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- 9783319954202
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- xii, 298p. : ill.
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- 001.42 SEQ s
Model-based demography : essays on integrating data, technique and theory
Late in a career of more than sixty years, Thomas Burch, an internationally known social demographer, undertook a wide-ranging methodological critique of demography. This open access volume contains a selection of resulting papers, some previously unpublished, some published but not readily accessible [from past meetings of The International Union for the Scientific Study of Population and its…
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- 9783319654331
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- xviii, 200p. : ill.
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- 304.6 BUR m
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