Presenting results from model based studies to decision-makers: Can sensitivity analysis be a defogging agent?

Risk Analysis

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 799-803

  Saltelli, Andrea ^a   Tarantola, Stefano ^a   Chan, Karen ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Decision making; Sensitivity analysis; Uncertainty in model predictions

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DECISION THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL METHODS; UNCERTAIN SYSTEMS;

MODEL PREDICTIONS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; MODEL; PREDICTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; VARIANCE;

EID: 0032413161     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:RIAN.0000005925.21656.76     Document Type: Article

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