On the need for restricting the probabilistic analysis in risk assessments to variability: Perspective

Risk Analysis

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 354-360

  Aven, Terje ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

Author keywords

Aleatory uncertainties; Epistemic uncertainties; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ALEATORY UNCERTAINTY; ALTERNATIVE APPROACH; BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE; DECISION SUPPORTS; EPISTEMIC UNCERTAINTIES; EVIDENCE THEORIES; INTERVAL ANALYSIS; PROBABILISTIC ANALYSIS; PROBABILITY BOUND ANALYSIS; PROBABILITY THEORY; STOCHASTICITY; SUBJECTIVE PROBABILITY; UNKNOWN QUANTITY;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; OCEAN STRUCTURES; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY FACTOR; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; HETEROGENEITY; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STOCHASTICITY; THEORETICAL STUDY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; FORECASTING; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; METHODOLOGY; PROBABILITY; RESEARCH; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAINTY;

FORECASTING; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; PROBABILITY; RESEARCH; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 77949421406     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2009.01314.x     Document Type: Article

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