Sensitivity analysis by experimental design and metamodelling: Case study on simulation in national animal disease control

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 146, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 433-443

  Vonk Noordegraaf, Antonie ^a   Nielen, Mirjam ^a   Kleijnen, Jack P C ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Censored data; Disease control; Regression; Simulation; Uncertainty modelling

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DISEASE CONTROL; ECONOMICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

METAMODELLING;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 0037401465     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-2217(02)00257-6     Document Type: Article

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