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Risk Analysis
In Jan Kyrre Berg Olsen Friis, Stig Andur Pedersen & Vincent F. Hendricks (eds.), A Companion to the Philosophy of Technology. Oxford, UK: Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 500–501 (2009)
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risk analysis Probabilistic risk analysis (PRA) ‐ primarily devoted to analysis of technological systems Health risk analysis ‐ identifying risks as health hazards, due to chemicals, radiation, unhealthy diet Ecological risk assessment ‐ identifying risks to wildlife and to ecological systems from exposure to chemical substances Risk–benefit analysis ‐ subdiscipline of economics making calculations that can be used to weigh risks against benefits Risk communication ‐ another behavioral subdiscipline in risk analysis
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