Propagation of uncertainty through multivariate functions in the framework of sets of probability measures

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 85, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 73-87

  Fetz, Th ^a   Oberguggenberger, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Fuzzy sets; Imprecise probabilities; Independence; Interval analysis; Random sets; Sets of probability measures; Upper and lower probabilities

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATION THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA REDUCTION; FUZZY SETS; PROBABILITY; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

IMPRECISE PROBABILITIES; INDEPENDENCE; INTERVAL ANALYSIS; RANDOM SETS; SETS OF PROBABILITY MEASURES; UPPER AND LOWER PROBABILITIES;

UNCERTAIN SYSTEMS;

EID: 2642527812     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2004.03.004     Document Type: Conference Paper

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