Decision-theoretic sensitivity analysis for complex computer models

Technometrics

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 121-129

  Oakley, Jeremy E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bayesian quadrature; Computer experiment; Expected value of perfect information; Gaussian process

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN QUADRATURE; COMPUTATIONAL TOOLS; COMPUTER EXPERIMENT; COMPUTER MODELS; DECISION PROBLEMS; DECISION-THEORETIC; EXPECTED VALUE OF PERFECT INFORMATION; GAUSSIAN PROCESS; INPUT PARAMETERS; MEDICAL DECISION MAKINGS; MODEL OUTPUTS; MONTE CARLO SAMPLINGS; OPTIMUM DECISIONS; PROBABILISTIC SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNCERTAIN MODELS;

BAYESIAN NETWORKS; GAUSSIAN DISTRIBUTION; GAUSSIAN NOISE (ELECTRONIC); UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 65349173530     PISSN: 00401706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1198/TECH.2009.0014     Document Type: Article

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