Books in Mathematical and quantitative methods general

Crime

1st Edition
June 28, 2014
M. A. Walker
English
eBook
9 7 8 1 4 8 3 2 9 4 7 1 1

A work of reference to the sources of statistical material, both official and unofficial, on crime. It enables the user to discover what data are available, from where they may be obtained and what limitations there are to their use. A Quick Reference List of detailed information about statistical series is included and readers also have access to a computer held cumulative index for the entire series

Intellectual Property Rights

1st Edition
June 28, 2014
D. L. Bosworth
English
eBook
9 7 8 1 4 8 3 2 9 5 2 6 8

This volume reviews the publicly available sources of statistical information on intellectual property rights, looking principally at patents, designs, royalties and inventions. The book examines the criteria against which intellectual property is measured, discussing the definitions of 'inventive activity' and 'applied research'; the differences between 'inventiveness' and 'creativity'; the meaning of originality; and the distinctions between scientific originality, industrial inventiveness and business acumen. A valuable source of information for researchers and professionals in the field.

Religion

1st Edition
June 28, 2014
L. M. Barley + 3 more
English
eBook
9 7 8 1 4 8 3 2 9 5 9 9 2

This volume reviews the publicly available sources of statistical information on religion. The majority of this data relates to the Christian churches and is split between the serial or recurrent sources in the first review and the ad hoc survey data in the second. The third sets out the available Jewish data which comprise the best recorded and the most extensive of the sources in the non-Christian sector, and the final review brings together statistical sources on the remaining religions practised in the UK. This book will be an invaluable source of information for researchers and practitioners in the field.

Finance

1st Edition
June 28, 2014
K. Phylaktis + 1 more
English
eBook
9 7 8 1 4 8 3 2 9 7 5 0 7

This volume reviews the publicly available sources of statistical information on finance, covering the UK monetary sector, banks, finance houses, building societies and other financial institutions. It also deals with pensions, life insurance, government statistics and professional and trade associations.

Health Surveys and Related Studies

1st Edition
October 22, 2013
M. Alderson + 1 more
W. F. Maunder
English
eBook
9 7 8 1 4 8 3 2 8 5 5 0 4

This review describes the statistics of health care derived from non-routine sources. The chapter on need describes local and national population studies and general morbidity surveys as well as covering a range of specific problem studies. Statistics reflecting unmet demand are described as they relate to the various stages of medical care from primary medical to patient care. Resources are described in statistics of facilities as well as the various classes of manpower employed, and the uses of services chapter covers all community and hospital services. Studies which evaluate medical care are divided into those which reflect accessibility and acceptability as well as outcome of care and satisfaction of patients, families and staff. An introduction contains a discussion on the application of statistics and the concluding chapter looks towards a future unified health information system.

Weather & Water

1st Edition
October 22, 2013
B.W. Atkinson + 2 more
W. F. Maunder
English
eBook
9 7 8 1 4 8 3 2 8 6 3 3 4

This volume reviews statistical information held in a variety of sources in the UK dealing with weather and water. In view of the influence of weather and water supplies on industry and environmental quality, this text will be of particular interest to researchers in these fields.

Quantitative Data Processing in Scanning Probe Microscopy

1st Edition
November 19, 2012
Petr Klapetek
English
eBook
9 7 8 1 4 5 5 7 3 0 5 9 9

Accurate measurement at the nano-scale – nanometrology – is a critical tool for advanced nanotechnology applications, where exact quantities and engineering precision are beyond the capabilities of traditional measuring techniques and instruments. Scanning Probe Microscopy (SPM) builds up a picture of a specimen by scanning with a physical probe; unrestrained by the wavelength of light or electrons, the resolution obtainable with this technique can resolve atoms. SPM instruments include the Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) and Scanning Tunneling Microscope (STM). Despite tremendous advances in Scanning Probe Microscopy (SPM) over the last twenty years, its potential as a quantitative measurement tool have not been fully realized, due to challenges such as the complexity of tip/sample interaction. In this book, Petr Klapetek uses the latest research to unlock SPM as a toolkit for nanometrology in fields as diverse as nanotechnology, surface physics, materials engineering, thin film optics, and life sciences. Klapetek's considerable experience of Quantitive Data Processing, using software tools, enables him to not only explain the microscopy techniques, but also to demystify the analysis and interpretation of the data collected. In addition to the essential principles and theory of SPM metrology, Klapetek provides readers with a number of worked examples to demonstrate typical ways of solving problems in SPM analysis. Source data for the examples as well as most of the described open source software tools are available on a companion website.

Handbook of Computable General Equilibrium Modeling

1st Edition
Volume 1A
November 14, 2012
Peter B. Dixon + 1 more
English
Hardback
9 7 8 0 4 4 4 5 3 6 3 4 1
eBook
9 7 8 0 4 4 4 5 3 6 3 5 8

In this collection of 17 articles, top scholars synthesize and analyze scholarship on this widely used tool of policy analysis, setting forth its accomplishments, difficulties, and means of implementation. Though CGE modeling does not play a prominent role in top US graduate schools, it is employed universally in the development of economic policy. This collection is particularly important because it presents a history of modeling applications and examines competing points of view.

Handbook of Computable General Equilibrium Modeling

1st Edition
Volume 1B
November 14, 2012
Peter B. Dixon + 1 more
English
eBook
9 7 8 0 4 4 4 5 9 5 8 0 5

In this collection of 16 articles, top scholars synthesize and analyze scholarship on this widely used tool of policy analysis, setting forth its accomplishments, difficulties, and means of implementation. Though CGE modeling does not play a prominent role in top US graduate schools, it is employed universally in the development of economic policy. This collection is particularly important because it presents a history of modeling applications and examines competing points of view.

Handbook of Computational Economics

1st Edition
Volume 2
May 15, 2006
Leigh Tesfatsion + 1 more
English
Hardback
9 7 8 0 4 4 4 5 1 2 5 3 6
eBook
9 7 8 0 0 8 0 4 5 9 8 7 5

The explosive growth in computational power over the past several decades offers new tools and opportunities for economists. This handbook volume surveys recent research on Agent-based Computational Economics (ACE), the computational study of economic processes modeled as dynamic systems of interacting agents. Empirical referents for "agents" in ACE models can range from individuals or social groups with learning capabilities to physical world features with no cognitive function. Topics covered include: learning; empirical validation; network economics; social dynamics; financial markets; innovation and technological change; organizations; market design; automated markets and trading agents; political economy; social-ecological systems; computational laboratory development; and general methodological issues.

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Books in Mathematical and quantitative methods general

Crime

Intellectual Property Rights

Religion

Finance

Health Surveys and Related Studies

Weather & Water

Quantitative Data Processing in Scanning Probe Microscopy

Handbook of Computable General Equilibrium Modeling

Handbook of Computable General Equilibrium Modeling

Handbook of Computational Economics