Monte-carlo-type techniques for processing interval uncertainty, and their potential engineering applications

Reliable Computing

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 25-69

  Kreinovich, Vladik ^a   Beck, Jan ^a   Ferregut, Carlos ^a   Sanchez, Araceli ^a   Keller, G Randy ^a   Averill, Matthew ^a   Starks, Scott A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

COMPUTATION TIMES; POTENTIAL ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 33845335842     PISSN: 13853139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11155-006-9021-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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