Our calibrated model has poor predictive value: An example from the petroleum industry

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 91, Issue 10-11, 2006, Pages 1373-1381

  Carter, J N ^a   Ballester, P J ^a   Tavassoli, Z ^a   King, P R ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calibration; Petroleum; Prediction; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEASUREMENT THEORY; PREDICTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS;

ASSUMPTION; MODELLING ERROR; PREDICTIVE CAPABILITY; UNCERTAINTY;

PETROLEUM INDUSTRY;

EID: 33745685207     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2005.11.033     Document Type: Article

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