Bayesian parameter estimation in probabilistic risk assessment

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 62, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 89-116

  Siu, Nathan O ^a   Kelly, Dana L ^b  

^a U S NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION   (United States)

^b IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION THEORY; FUNCTIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROBABILITY; STATISTICAL METHODS;

BAYESIAN PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROBABILISTIC RISK ASSESSMENT;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0032184538     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0951-8320(97)00159-2     Document Type: Article

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