Growing interest in the value of information as a commodity has spawned this survey of current techniques for assessing the value of data in a multitude of contexts. In-depth case studies support analyses of approaches including econometric modeling.
Growing interest in the value of information as a commodity has spawned this survey of current techniques for assessing the value of data in a multitu...
The book examines applications in two disparate fields linked by the importance of valuing information: public health and space. Researchers in the health field have developed some of the most innovative methodologies for valuing information, used to help determine, for example, the value of diagnostics in informing patient treatment decisions. In the field of space, recent applications of value-of-information methods are critical for informing decisions on investment in satellites that collect data about air quality, fresh water supplies, climate and other natural and environmental resources...
The book examines applications in two disparate fields linked by the importance of valuing information: public health and space. Researchers in the he...
