Sensitivity analysis in the context of uncertainty analysis for computationally intensive models

Computer Physics Communications

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 21-34

  Hofer, Eduard ^a  

^a GESELLSCHAFT FÜR ANLAGEN UND REAKTORSICHERHEIT GRS MBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; CORRELATION METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

COMPUTATIONALLY INTENSIVE MODELS; UNCERTAINTY IMPORTANCE ANALYSIS;

SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033100741     PISSN: 00104655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-4655(98)00153-2     Document Type: Article

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