Expert panel opinion and global sensitivity analysis for composite indicators

Lecture Notes in Computational Science and Engineering

Volumn 62 LNCSE, Issue , 2008, Pages 251-275

  Saisana, M ^a   Saltelli, A ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY; BUDGET ALLOCATION; COMPOSITE INDICATORS; DATA-DRIVEN; GLOBAL SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; MULTI-DIMENSIONAL; RELATIVE IMPORTANCE; UNITED NATIONS; VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION;

AGGLOMERATION; BUDGET CONTROL; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DECISION THEORY; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 78651521976     PISSN: 14397358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-77362-7_11     Document Type: Conference Paper

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