Nonparametric variance-based methods of assessing uncertainty importance

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 267-279

  McKay, Michael D ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

NONPARAMETRIC VARIANCE BASED METHODS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0031223648     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0951-8320(97)00039-2     Document Type: Article

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