Probabilistic sensitivity analysis of complex models: A Bayesian approach

Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series B: Statistical Methodology

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 751-769

  Oakley, Jeremy E ^a   O'Hagan, Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bayesian inference; Computer model; Gaussian process; Sensitivity analysis; Uncertainty analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 2642573771     PISSN: 13697412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9868.2004.05304.x     Document Type: Article

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