Bayesian risk-based decision method for model validation under uncertainty

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 707-718

  Jiang, Xiaomo ^a   Mahadevan, Sankaran ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian risk; Bayesian statistics; Decision making; Model validation; Reliability prediction

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DECISION MAKING; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; RELIABILITY THEORY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL METHODS; UNCERTAIN SYSTEMS;

BAYESIAN RISK; BAYESIAN STATISTICS; MODEL VALIDATION; RELIABILITY PREDICTION;

NEURAL NETWORKS;

EID: 33846500916     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2006.03.006     Document Type: Article

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