The use of two-stage Monte Carlo simulation techniques to characterize variability and uncertainty in risk analysis

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment (HERA)

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 939-971

  Cohen, Joshua T ^a   Lampson, Michael A ^a   Bowers, Teresa S ^a  

^a GRADIENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Monte Carlo; Simulation; Uncertainty; Variability

Indexed keywords

EID: 21444448434     PISSN: 10807039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10807039609383657     Document Type: Article

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