A new algorithm for variance based importance analysis of models with correlated inputs

Applied Mathematical Modelling

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 864-875

  Zhou, Changcong ^a   Lu, Zhenzhou ^a   Li, Luyi ^a   Feng, Jun ^b   Wang, Bintuan ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN POLYTECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b AVIATION INDUSTRY CORPORATION OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Correlation; Importance measure; Input variable; Point estimate; Variance

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL COSTS; CONDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION; EFFECTIVE TOOL; EVOLVABLE; IMPORTANCE ANALYSIS; IMPORTANCE MEASURE; INPUT VARIABLES; MULTIPLE MODES; POINT ESTIMATE; POINT ESTIMATE METHOD; SAMPLING PROCEDURES; STRUCTURAL MODELS; UNCERTAINTY SYSTEM; VARIANCE;

ALGORITHMS; MODEL STRUCTURES; OPTICAL CORRELATION;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84870245966     PISSN: 0307904X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apm.2012.03.017     Document Type: Article

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