Robust detection of exotic infectious diseases in animal herds: A comparative study of two decision methodologies under severe uncertainty

ISIPTA 2011 - Proceedings of the 7th International Symposium on Imprecise Probability: Theories and Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 353-360

  Troffaes, Matthias C M ^a   Gosling, John Paul ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Exotic disease; Info gap; Inspection; Lower prevision; Maximality; Minimax; Protocol; Robustness

Indexed keywords

DECISION METHODOLOGY; EXOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE; IMPRECISE PROBABILITY MODELS; IMPRECISE PROBABILITY THEORY; INFO-GAP; LOWER PREVISION; MAXIMALITY; MINIMAX;

ANIMALS; INSPECTION; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; PROBABILITY; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS);

DECISION THEORY;

EID: 84883216042     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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