Quantifying uncertainty under a predictive, epistemic approach to risk analysis

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 93-102

  Apeland, S ^a   Aven, T ^a   Nilsen, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

^b RF Rogaland Research   (Norway)

Author keywords

Bayesian paradigm; Expert judgements; Modelling; Predictive approach; Risk analysis; Uncertainty quantification

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; HEURISTIC METHODS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROBABILITY; UNCERTAIN SYSTEMS;

UNCERTAINTY QUANTIFICATION;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0036132726     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0951-8320(01)00122-3     Document Type: Article

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