Two-stage decision-making under uncertainty and stochasticity: Bayesian Programming

Advances in Water Resources

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 641-664

  Harrison, Kenneth W ^a  

^a University of South Carolina   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive management; Bayesian analysis; Decision analysis; Decision making under uncertainty; Monte Carlo; Optimization; Stochastic modeling; Value of information (VOI)

Indexed keywords

DECISION THEORY; MANAGEMENT; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; POLLUTION CONTROL; STATISTICAL METHODS; STOCHASTIC PROGRAMMING; WATER QUALITY;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; BAYESIAN PROGRAMMING; VALUE OF INFORMATION;

DECISION MAKING;

DECISION MAKING; DECISION THEORY; MANAGEMENT; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; POLLUTION CONTROL; STATISTICAL METHODS; STOCHASTIC PROGRAMMING; WATER QUALITY;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; STOCHASTICITY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 33846397516     PISSN: 03091708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2006.03.006     Document Type: Article

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