Sensitivity analysis of computer models: World bank HDM-III model

Journal of Transportation Engineering

Volumn 125, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 421-428

  Mrawira, Donath ^a,b   Welch, William J ^b   Schonlau, Matthias ^b,c   Haas, Ralph ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; RANDOM PROCESSES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL METHODS; TRANSPORTATION;

FIRST ORDER REGRESSION APPROXIMATION; GAUSSIAN STOCHASTIC PROCESS MODEL; LATIN HYPERCUBE SAMPLING; LIFE CYCLE COSTS; NET PRESENT VALUE;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 0033181534     PISSN: 0733947X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-947X(1999)125:5(421)     Document Type: Article

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