The constrained extremal distribution selection method

Risk Analysis

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 161-176

  Lenox, Michael J ^a   Haimes, Yacov Y ^a  

^a University of Virginia   (United States)

Author keywords

distribution tail; Extreme events; genetic algorithm; risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; CONSTRAINT THEORY; DESIGN; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZATION; PROBABILITY; PUBLIC POLICY; RANDOM PROCESSES; STATISTICS;

CONSTRAINED EXTREMAL DISTRIBUTION SELECTION METHOD; EXPERT OPINION; POLICY FORMULATION; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTION; STATISTICS OF EXTREMES;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; POLICY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0030130842     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.1996.tb01446.x     Document Type: Article

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