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David L. Banks

Professor of the Practice Emeritus of Statistical Science
Statistical Science
Box 90251, Dept. of Stat. Sci., Duke University, Durham, NC 27708-0251
210A Old Chemistry Building, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708

Scholarly Works - Book sections


Adversarial Risk Analysis as a Decomposition Method for Structured Expert Judgement Modelling

Book section · January 1, 2021 We argue that adversarial risk analysis may be incorporated into the structured expert judgement modelling toolkit for cases in which we need to forecast the actions of competitors based on expert knowledge. This is relevant in areas such as cybersecurity, ... Full text Cite

Concept Uncertainty in Adversarial Statistical Decision Theory

Book section · January 1, 2018 We focus on concept uncertainty which adds a new layer to the traditional risk analysis distinction between aleatory and epistemic uncertainties, when adversaries are present. The idea is illustrated with a problem in adversarial point estimation framed as ... Full text Cite

Agent Based Modeling, Statistics of

Book section · March 26, 2015 Agent-based models (ABMs) have become an important simulation tool for understanding certain categories of complex phenomena. They are widely used in epidemiology, ecology, transportation research, social networks, and other applications in which the globa ... Full text Cite

Models for network evolution

Book section · February 1, 2013 This paper describes mathematical models for network evolution when ties (edges) are directed and the node set is fixed. Each of these models implies a specific type of departure from the standard null binomial model. We provide statistical tests that, in ... Cite

Network Analysis of Wikipedia

Book section · January 2, 2008 Full text Cite

Protection of Infrastructure

Book section · January 1, 2008 Critical infrastructure consists of the basic mechanisms and services essential for a society to function. It must be protected against natural and deliberate damage. These protective efforts should be selected according to careful risk analysis, with cons ... Full text Cite

Data mining in federal agencies

Book section · January 1, 2003 Federal agencies in the United States collect enormous quantities of data. Recently, they have begun to attempt to apply data mining to extract additional insights from their collections. ... Cite