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Practical Core Software Security - A Reference Framework (Paperback): James F Ransome, Anmol Misra, Mark S. Merkow Practical Core Software Security - A Reference Framework (Paperback)
James F Ransome, Anmol Misra, Mark S. Merkow
R2,257 Discovery Miles 22 570 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

As long as humans write software, the key to successful software security is making the software development program process more efficient and effective. Although the approach of this textbook includes people, process, and technology approaches to software security, Practical Core Software Security: A Reference Framework stresses the people element of software security, which is still the most important part to manage as software is developed, controlled, and exploited by humans. The text outlines a step-by-step process for software security that is relevant to today's technical, operational, business, and development environments. It focuses on what humans can do to control and manage a secure software development process using best practices and metrics. Although security issues will always exist, students learn how to maximize an organization's ability to minimize vulnerabilities in software products before they are released or deployed by building security into the development process. The authors have worked with Fortune 500 companies and have often seen examples of the breakdown of security development lifecycle (SDL) practices. The text takes an experience-based approach to apply components of the best available SDL models in dealing with the problems described above. Software security best practices, an SDL model, and framework are presented in this book. Starting with an overview of the SDL, the text outlines a model for mapping SDL best practices to the software development life cycle (SDLC). It explains how to use this model to build and manage a mature SDL program. Exercises and an in-depth case study aid students in mastering the SDL model. Professionals skilled in secure software development and related tasks are in tremendous demand today. The industry continues to experience exponential demand that should continue to grow for the foreseeable future. This book can benefit professionals as much as students. As they integrate the book's ideas into their software security practices, their value increases to their organizations, management teams, community, and industry.

Offensive Cyber Operations - Understanding Intangible Warfare (Hardcover): Daniel Moore Offensive Cyber Operations - Understanding Intangible Warfare (Hardcover)
Daniel Moore
R1,496 Discovery Miles 14 960 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
PKI Implementation and Infrastructures (Paperback): Julian Ashbourn PKI Implementation and Infrastructures (Paperback)
Julian Ashbourn
R1,090 Discovery Miles 10 900 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

1. It is a practical guide to understanding and implementation 2. It assumes no prior in depth knowledge 3. It is written in plain language and may be understood by anyone, whether or not they are qualified or involved with IT. It is therefore equally suitable for senior management, IT practitioners, students and interested individuals.

Teaching Cybersecurity - A Handbook for Teaching the Cybersecurity Body of Knowledge in a Conventional Classroom (Paperback):... Teaching Cybersecurity - A Handbook for Teaching the Cybersecurity Body of Knowledge in a Conventional Classroom (Paperback)
Daniel Shoemaker, Ken Sigler, Tamara Shoemaker
R1,096 Discovery Miles 10 960 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Key Features / Selling Points Unique selling point: * The only book to distill the CSEC2017 recommendations down into practical teaching approaches for K-12 classrooms Core audience: * Teachers and educators of cybersecurity, who may or may not have a background in the subject Place in the market: * First book of its kind

Translation Tools and Technologies (Paperback): Andrew Rothwell, Joss Moorkens, Joanna Drugan, Frank Austermuehl, Maria... Translation Tools and Technologies (Paperback)
Andrew Rothwell, Joss Moorkens, Joanna Drugan, Frank Austermuehl, Maria Fernandez-Parra
R1,076 Discovery Miles 10 760 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

*The most comprehensive up-to-date student-friendly guide to translation tools and technologies *Translation Tools and Technologies are an essential component of any translator training programme, following European Masters in Translation framework guidelines *Unlike the competition, this textbook offers comprehensive and accessible explanations of how to use current translation tools, illustrated by examples using a wide range of languages, linked to task-oriented, self-study training materials

Assassin's Creed: The Culinary Codex (Hardcover): Thibaud Villanova Assassin's Creed: The Culinary Codex (Hardcover)
Thibaud Villanova
R731 R604 Discovery Miles 6 040 Save R127 (17%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Step into the Animus and prepare to be transported to the world of Assassin's Creed! With 40 recipes across ten full menus - each inspired by the times and places where the most famous Assassins lived and fought - you can relive the highlights of the Italian Renaissance, the French Revolution and even Victorian London. Follow Altair, Ezio, Arno, Evie, Jacob and all the Assassins of the Brotherhood while enjoying their most celebrated dishes: Masyaf Moutabel, Davenport Homestead Soup, Boston Apple Pie, Colonial Coleslaw, Meringues Mirabeau, Rooks' Bread Pudding and many more.

Software Security - Concepts & Practices (Hardcover): Suhel Ahmad Khan, Rajeev Kumar, Raees Ahmad Khan Software Security - Concepts & Practices (Hardcover)
Suhel Ahmad Khan, Rajeev Kumar, Raees Ahmad Khan
R3,570 Discovery Miles 35 700 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Software Security: Concepts & Practices is designed as a textbook and explores fundamental security theories that govern common software security technical issues. It focuses on the practical programming materials that will teach readers how to implement security solutions using the most popular software packages. It's not limited to any specific cybersecurity subtopics and the chapters touch upon a wide range of cybersecurity domains, ranging from malware to biometrics and more. Features The book presents the implementation of a unique socio-technical solution for real-time cybersecurity awareness. It provides comprehensible knowledge about security, risk, protection, estimation, knowledge and governance. Various emerging standards, models, metrics, continuous updates and tools are described to understand security principals and mitigation mechanism for higher security. The book also explores common vulnerabilities plaguing today's web applications. The book is aimed primarily at advanced undergraduates and graduates studying computer science, artificial intelligence and information technology. Researchers and professionals will also find this book useful.

Blockchain - A Hype or a Hoax? (Paperback): Kapil Sharma Blockchain - A Hype or a Hoax? (Paperback)
Kapil Sharma
R1,100 Discovery Miles 11 000 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Blockchain: A Hype or a Hoax? fills a gap in the book market to provide material that is not only technical but also caters to business readers. This book was written to keep in mind various stakeholders and the current gap in blockchain education as well as use case implementation. This book reviews blockchain technology, discusses why proof of concept fails, offers examples of use cases that have been successful and that have failed and articulates a framework that should be used before deciding whether blockchain is the right technology for transformation. It uses strategic models and frameworks to assist organisations to see a fit score for their specific use cases. This book provides guidance on how to create a blockchain strategy and a business case to pitch for the budget. It also includes a case study to apply the knowledge on practical use cases for blockchain and a technical overview of most of the blockchain use cases in the market including crypto, non-fungible tokens, decentralised finance, and decentralised autonomous organisations, as well as financial and non-financial industry use cases. This book also provides a detailed overview of most of the mainstream blockchain products currently available in the market. It also offers guidance on how readers can best educate themselves on blockchain technology that is available through commercial and free resources. It concludes with a clear direction on selecting blockchain to solve real-life use cases that are best fit. A financial and non-financial value-adding framework is discussed throughout this book to assist business leaders, programme managers, product managers and information technology leaders to make strategic choices, and business cases and develop strategies for digital transformation through the use of blockchain. The distinctive feature of this book is the critical analysis of blockchain from a technology and business perspective. This is the first book to focus on business, technology and blockchain selection framework. The most unique feature of this book would be to apply Michael Porter's competitive advantage strategy theory on blockchain use cases and their impact on companies. This book is aimed at technology students, technology professionals, blockchain and fintech consultant and business leaders. It will also be useful for readers who are building a business case to adopt blockchain into an organisation or are seeking to grow their knowledge of blockchain and improve their fintech strategy.

Digital Image Processing With C++ - Implementing Reference Algorithms With the CImg Library (Hardcover): David Tschumperle,... Digital Image Processing With C++ - Implementing Reference Algorithms With the CImg Library (Hardcover)
David Tschumperle, Christophe Tilmant, Vincent Barra
R2,983 Discovery Miles 29 830 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Digital Image Processing with C++ presents the theory of digital image processing, and implementations of algorithms using a dedicated library. Processing a digital image means transforming its content (denoising, stylizing, etc.), or extracting information to solve a given problem (object recognition, measurement, motion estimation, etc.). This book presents the mathematical theories underlying digital image processing, as well as their practical implementation through examples of algorithms implemented in the C++ language, using the free and easy-to-use CImg library. Chapters cover in a broad way the field of digital image processing and proposes practical and functional implementations of each method theoretically described. The main topics covered include filtering in spatial and frequency domains, mathematical morphology, feature extraction and applications to segmentation, motion estimation, multispectral image processing and 3D visualization. Students or developers wishing to discover or specialize in this discipline, teachers and researchers wishing to quickly prototype new algorithms, or develop courses, will all find in this book material to discover image processing or deepen their knowledge in this field.

Digital Watermarking and Steganography - Fundamentals and Techniques (Hardcover): Frank Y. Shih Digital Watermarking and Steganography - Fundamentals and Techniques (Hardcover)
Frank Y. Shih
R3,034 Discovery Miles 30 340 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Every day millions of people capture, store, transmit, and manipulate digital data. Unfortunately free access digital multimedia communication also provides virtually unprecedented opportunities to pirate copyrighted material. Providing the theoretical background needed to develop and implement advanced techniques and algorithms, Digital Watermarking and Steganography-

- Demonstrates how to develop and implement methods to guarantee the authenticity of digital media

- Explains the categorization of digital watermarking techniques based on characteristics as well as applications

- Presents cutting-edge techniques such as the GA-based breaking algorithm on the frequency-domain steganalytic system.

The popularity of digital media continues to soar. The theoretical foundation presented within this valuable reference will facilitate the creation on new techniques and algorithms to combat present and potential threats against information security.

AI for Finance (Paperback): Edward P K Tsang AI for Finance (Paperback)
Edward P K Tsang
R695 Discovery Miles 6 950 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

How could Finance benefit from AI? How can AI techniques provide an edge? Moving well beyond simply speeding up computation, this book tackles AI for Finance from a range of perspectives including business, technology, research, and students. Covering aspects like algorithms, big data, and machine learning, this book answers these and many other questions.

Cloud-based Multi-Modal Information Analytics - A Hands-on Approach (Hardcover): Srinidhi Hiriyannaiah, Siddesh G.M., Srinivasa... Cloud-based Multi-Modal Information Analytics - A Hands-on Approach (Hardcover)
Srinidhi Hiriyannaiah, Siddesh G.M., Srinivasa K. G
R2,678 Discovery Miles 26 780 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Cloud based Multi-Modal Information Analytics: A Hands-on Approach discusses the various modalities of data and provide an aggregated solutions using cloud. It includes the fundamentals of neural networks, different types and how it can be used for the multi-modal information analytics. The various application areas that are image-centric and video are also presented with deployment solutions in the cloud. Features Life cycle of the multi- modal data analytics is discussed with applications of modalities of text, image, and video. Deep Learning fundamentals and architectures covering CNN, RNN and its types for learning for different multi-modal networks. Applications of Multi-Modal Analytics covering Text , Speech, and Image. This book is aimed at researchers in Multi-modal analytics and related areas

Everyday Automation - Experiencing and Anticipating Emerging Technologies (Paperback): Sarah Pink, Martin Berg, Deborah Lupton,... Everyday Automation - Experiencing and Anticipating Emerging Technologies (Paperback)
Sarah Pink, Martin Berg, Deborah Lupton, Minna Ruckenstein
R1,121 Discovery Miles 11 210 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

* The first book to take an interdisciplinary and international approach to understanding how our everyday lives are being affected by automated decision-making (ADM) * Showcases groundbreaking research in this cutting-edge field but will also be accessible enough to be useful for upper-level undergraduate and postgraduate teaching * Covers a uniquely wide range of ADM technologies, geographical and sociocultural contexts, and theoretical perspectives not reflected in other ADM books which tend to focus solely on the USA.

Bankers Like Us - Dispatches from an Industry in Transition (Hardcover): Leda Glyptis Bankers Like Us - Dispatches from an Industry in Transition (Hardcover)
Leda Glyptis
R977 Discovery Miles 9 770 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This book will resonate with anyone no matter where you reside on this journey, whether newbie or old guard. If you want to be part of this change, you need to understand all about the messy middle that Leda so expertly describes in this book. If you read this book and it doesn't resonate, then I suggest you think about stepping aside. -Curt Queyrouze, President, CCBX, A Division of Coastal Community Bank The world is going digital, and so is banking-in fits, starts, and circles. Why is it so hard? Why is the industry constantly getting in the way of its own technological progress and what can we do about it all? This book looks at the human and structural obstacles to innovation-driven transformation and at the change in habits, mindsets and leadership needed for the next stage of the digital journey and argues that this change will be brought about, not by external heroes and saviours, not by a generation yet to be born, but people just like us. People who understand the industry and its quirks. Bankers who have the grit, determination and energy to drive change. Bankers like us. This book celebrates and chronicles the shared experience of bankers like us. It starts with a 'this is who we are' piece, including the author's trench credentials. It then present an overview of corporate culture (this is what we deal with and a few ideas on how to handle it), as well as a piece on why transformation is so difficult and so many get it wrong; a piece on the challenges our lack of diversity brings or compounds, and a hopeful look-ahead on what a team of principled, dedicated folks can do despite everything.

The Shortcut - Why Intelligent Machines Do Not Think Like Us (Paperback): Nello Cristianini The Shortcut - Why Intelligent Machines Do Not Think Like Us (Paperback)
Nello Cristianini
R756 Discovery Miles 7 560 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

- The author is one of the most influential AI reseachers of recent decades. - Written in an accessible language, the book provides a probing account of AI today and proposes a new narrative to connect and make sense of events that happened in the recent tumultuous past and enable us to think soberly about the road ahead. - The book is divided into ten carefully crafted and easily-digestible chapters, each grapples with an important question for AI, ranging from the scientific concepts that underpin the technology to wider implications for society, using real examples wherever possible.

Radically Human - How New Technology Is Transforming Business and Shaping Our Future (Hardcover): Paul Daugherty, H. James... Radically Human - How New Technology Is Transforming Business and Shaping Our Future (Hardcover)
Paul Daugherty, H. James Wilson
R588 Discovery Miles 5 880 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Technology advances are making tech more . . . human. This changes everything you thought you knew about innovation and strategy. In their groundbreaking book, Human + Machine, Accenture technology leaders Paul R. Daugherty and H. James Wilson showed how leading organizations use the power of human-machine collaboration to transform their processes and their bottom lines. Now, as new AI powered technologies like the metaverse, natural language processing, and digital twins begin to rapidly impact both life and work, those companies and other pioneers across industries are tipping the balance even more strikingly toward the human side with technology-led strategy that is reshaping the very nature of innovation. In Radically Human, Daugherty and Wilson show this profound shift, fast-forwarded by the pandemic, toward more human-and more humane-technology. Artificial intelligence is becoming less artificial and more intelligent. Instead of data-hungry approaches to AI, innovators are pursuing data-efficient approaches that enable machines to learn as humans do. Instead of replacing workers with machines, they're unleashing human expertise to create human-centered AI. In place of lumbering legacy IT systems, they're building cloud-first IT architectures able to continuously adapt to a world of billions of connected devices. And they're pursuing strategies that will take their place alongside classic, winning business formulas like disruptive innovation. These against-the-grain approaches to the basic building blocks of business-Intelligence, Data, Expertise, Architecture, and Strategy (IDEAS)-are transforming competition. Industrial giants and startups alike are drawing on this radically human IDEAS framework to create new business models, optimize post-pandemic approaches to work and talent, rebuild trust with their stakeholders, and show the way toward a sustainable future. With compelling insights and fresh examples from a variety of industries, Radically Human will forever change the way you think about, practice, and win with innovation.

ISE Introduction to Programming with Java: A Problem Solving Approach (Paperback, 3rd edition): John Dean, Ray Dean ISE Introduction to Programming with Java: A Problem Solving Approach (Paperback, 3rd edition)
John Dean, Ray Dean
R1,799 Discovery Miles 17 990 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Introduction to Programming with Java: A Problem Solving Approach teaches the reader how to write programs using Java. It does so with a unique approach that combines fundamentals first with objects early. The book transitions smoothly through a carefully selected set of procedural programming fundamentals to object-oriented fundamentals. During this early transition and beyond, the book emphasizes problem solving. For example, Chapter 2 is devoted to algorithm development, Chapter 8 is devoted to program design, and problem-solving sections appear throughout the book. The third edition introduces several new Java language features, most of the end-of-chapter GUI sections and the final GUI chapters use JavaFX, and almost all end-of-chapter exercises are new.

Digital Image Processing With C++ - Implementing Reference Algorithms With the CImg Library (Paperback): David Tschumperle,... Digital Image Processing With C++ - Implementing Reference Algorithms With the CImg Library (Paperback)
David Tschumperle, Christophe Tilmant, Vincent Barra
R1,258 Discovery Miles 12 580 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Digital Image Processing with C++ presents the theory of digital image processing, and implementations of algorithms using a dedicated library. Processing a digital image means transforming its content (denoising, stylizing, etc.), or extracting information to solve a given problem (object recognition, measurement, motion estimation, etc.). This book presents the mathematical theories underlying digital image processing, as well as their practical implementation through examples of algorithms implemented in the C++ language, using the free and easy-to-use CImg library. Chapters cover in a broad way the field of digital image processing and proposes practical and functional implementations of each method theoretically described. The main topics covered include filtering in spatial and frequency domains, mathematical morphology, feature extraction and applications to segmentation, motion estimation, multispectral image processing and 3D visualization. Students or developers wishing to discover or specialize in this discipline, teachers and researchers wishing to quickly prototype new algorithms, or develop courses, will all find in this book material to discover image processing or deepen their knowledge in this field.

A Practical Guide to Level Design - From Theory to Practice, Diplomacy, and Production (Paperback): Benjamin Bauer A Practical Guide to Level Design - From Theory to Practice, Diplomacy, and Production (Paperback)
Benjamin Bauer
R1,410 Discovery Miles 14 100 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Written by a AAA industry expert with over twenty years of experience, this book offers comprehensive coverage of the practical skills that all successful level designers need to know. It covers everything from practical production skills to the social and soft skills required to thrive in the games industry. The book begins with a theoretical and abstract approach that sets a common language for the later hard-skill applications and practical examples. These later chapters cover a wealth of practical skills for use during the concept phase, while creating layouts, scripting, and working with AI. The book includes essential chapters on topics such as social and soft skills, world building, level design direction, production, as well as how to gain a job in the industry. This book will be of great interest to all level designers, content leads and directors looking to enhance their skillset. It will also appeal to students of level and game design looking for tips on how to break into the industry.

Deep Learning for Crack-Like Object Detection (Hardcover): Kaige Zhang, Heng-Da Cheng Deep Learning for Crack-Like Object Detection (Hardcover)
Kaige Zhang, Heng-Da Cheng
R1,369 Discovery Miles 13 690 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Computer vision-based crack-like object detection has many useful applications, such as pavement surface inspection, underground pipeline inspection, bridge cracking monitoring, railway track assessment, etc. However, in most contexts, cracks appear as thin, irregular long-narrow objects, and often are buried into complex, textured background with high diversity which make the crack detection very challenging. During the past a few years, the deep learning technique has achieved great success and has been utilized for solving a variety of object detection problems. However, using deep learning for accurate crack localization is non-trivial. This book discusses crack-like object detection problem in a comprehensive way. It starts by discussing traditional image processing approaches for solving this problem, and then introduces deep learning-based methods. The book provides a comprehensive review of object detection problems and focuses on the most challenging problem, crack-like object detection, to dig deep into the deep learning method. It includes examples of real-world problems, which are easy to understand and could be a good tutorial for introducing computer vision and machine learning.

The Global Politics of Artificial Intelligence (Hardcover): Maurizio Tinnirello The Global Politics of Artificial Intelligence (Hardcover)
Maurizio Tinnirello
R3,854 Discovery Miles 38 540 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Technologies such as artificial intelligence have led to significant advances in science and medicine, but have also facilitated new forms of repression, policing and surveillance. AI policy has become without doubt a significant issue of global politics. The Global Politics of Artificial Intelligence tackles some of the issues linked to AI development and use, contributing to a better understanding of the global politics of AI. This is an area where enormous work still needs to be done, and the contributors to this volume provide significant input into this field of study, to policy makers, academics, and society at large. Each of the chapters in this volume works as freestanding contribution, and provides an accessible account of a particular issue linked to AI from a political perspective. Contributors to the volume come from many different areas of expertise, and of the world, and range from emergent to established authors.

Game Anim - Video Game Animation Explained (Hardcover): Jonathan Cooper Game Anim - Video Game Animation Explained (Hardcover)
Jonathan Cooper
R4,217 Discovery Miles 42 170 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

What makes the difference between great video game animation and the purely functional, and how does this relatively new medium of non-linear animation creation differ from the more traditional fields of film and television? This book de-mystifies the animation side of game development, explaining every step of the process while providing valuable insights and work philosophies for creating the best game animation for beginners and professionals alike. Taking readers through a complete game production, this book provides a clear understanding of expectations of the game animator at every stage, featuring game animation fundamentals and how they fit within an overall project to offer a holistic approach to the field of game animation. Key Features Accumulated knowledge based on nearly two decades of insightful experience in all areas of video game animation. Establishes the fundamentals of creating great video game animation, and how to achieve them. A step-by-step explanation of every stage of a game production from the animator's perspective. Readers should come away with an understanding of the expectations of a video game animator.

Blockchain Technology in Healthcare Applications - Social, Economic, and Technological Implications (Hardcover): Bharat... Blockchain Technology in Healthcare Applications - Social, Economic, and Technological Implications (Hardcover)
Bharat Bhushan, Nitin Rakesh, Yousef Farhaoui, Bhuvan Unhelkar, Parmanand
R3,842 Discovery Miles 38 420 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Tremendous growth in healthcare treatment techniques and methods has led to the emergence of numerous storage and communication problems and need for security among vendors and patients. This book brings together latest applications and state-of-the-art developments in healthcare sector using Blockchain technology. It explains how blockchain can enhance security, privacy, interoperability, and data accessibility including AI with blockchains, blockchains for medical imaging to supply chain management, and centralized management/clearing houses alongside DLT. Features: Includes theoretical concepts, empirical studies and detailed overview of various aspects related to development of healthcare applications from a reliable, trusted, and secure data transmission perspective. Provide insights on business applications of Blockchain, particularly in the healthcare sector. Explores how Blockchain can solve the transparency issues in the clinical research. Discusses AI with Blockchains, ranging from medical imaging to supply chain management. Reviews benchmark testing of AI with Blockchains and its impacts upon medical uses. This book aims at researchers and graduate students in healthcare information systems, computer and electrical engineering.

The Exponential Age (Hardcover): Azeem Azhar The Exponential Age (Hardcover)
Azeem Azhar
R798 R671 Discovery Miles 6 710 Save R127 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

*2021 Financial Times Best Book of the Year* A bold exploration and call-to-arms over the widening gap between AI, automation, and big data--and our ability to deal with its effects We are living in the first exponential age. High-tech innovations are created at dazzling speeds; technological forces we barely understand remake our homes and workplaces; centuries-old tenets of politics and economics are upturned by new technologies. It all points to a world that is getting faster at a dizzying pace. Azeem Azhar, renowned technology analyst and host of the Exponential View podcast, offers a revelatory new model for understanding how technology is evolving so fast, and why it fundamentally alters the world. He roots his analysis in the idea of an "exponential gap" in which technological developments rapidly outpace our society's ability to catch up. Azhar shows that this divide explains many problems of our time--from political polarization to ballooning inequality to unchecked corporate power. With stunning clarity of vision, he delves into how the exponential gap is a near-inevitable consequence of the rise of AI, automation, and other exponential technologies, like renewable energy, 3D printing, and synthetic biology, which loom over the horizon. And he offers a set of policy solutions that can prevent the growing exponential gap from fragmenting, weakening, or even destroying our societies. The result is a wholly new way to think about technology, one that will transform our understanding of the economy, politics, and the future.

The Fundamentals of Heavy Tails - Properties, Emergence, and Estimation (Hardcover): Jayakrishnan Nair, Adam Wierman, Bert Zwart The Fundamentals of Heavy Tails - Properties, Emergence, and Estimation (Hardcover)
Jayakrishnan Nair, Adam Wierman, Bert Zwart
R1,632 R1,517 Discovery Miles 15 170 Save R115 (7%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Heavy tails -extreme events or values more common than expected -emerge everywhere: the economy, natural events, and social and information networks are just a few examples. Yet after decades of progress, they are still treated as mysterious, surprising, and even controversial, primarily because the necessary mathematical models and statistical methods are not widely known. This book, for the first time, provides a rigorous introduction to heavy-tailed distributions accessible to anyone who knows elementary probability. It tackles and tames the zoo of terminology for models and properties, demystifying topics such as the generalized central limit theorem and regular variation. It tracks the natural emergence of heavy-tailed distributions from a wide variety of general processes, building intuition. And it reveals the controversy surrounding heavy tails to be the result of flawed statistics, then equips readers to identify and estimate with confidence. Over 100 exercises complete this engaging package.

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