Statistical dependence through common risk factors: With applications in uncertainty analysis

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 161, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 240-255

  Van Dorp, J René ^a  

^a The George Washington University   (United States)

Author keywords

Expert judgment; Mixture of uniform distributions; Uncertainty modeling

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL ASPECTS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

EXPERT JUDGEMENT; MIXTURE OF UNIFORM DUSTRIBUTIONS; UNCERTAINTY MODELING;

RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 5144222628     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2003.06.028     Document Type: Conference Paper

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