Monte Carlo analysis as a tool to incorporate variation on experimental data in predictive microbiology

Food Microbiology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 285-295

  Poschet, F ^a   Geeraerd, A H ^a   Scheerlinck, N ^a   Nicolai B M ^a   Van Impe, J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Confidence intervals; Experimental variation; Monte Carlo analysis; Predictive microbiology; Stochastic modelling

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; LISTERIA INNOCUA;

EID: 0037409368     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0740-0020(02)00156-9     Document Type: Article

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