Sensitivity Analysis in Practice A Guide to Assessing Scientific Models
| Author/creator | Saltelli, Andrea Author |
| Other author | Campolongo, Francesca Author |
| Other author | Ratto, Marco Author |
| Other author | Tarantola, Stefano Author |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Wiley [Imprint] Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated |
| Description | 232 p. 22.900 x 015.200 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
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| Summary | Annotation Sensitivity analysis should be considered a pre-requisite for statistical model building in any scientific discipline where modelling takes place. For a non-expert, choosing the method of analysis for their model is complex, and depends on a number of factors. This book guides the non-expert through their problem in order to enable them to choose and apply the most appropriate method. It offers a review of the state-of-the-art in sensitivity analysis, and is suitable for a wide range of practitioners. It is focussed on the use of SIMLAB a widely distributed freely-available sensitivity analysis software package developed by the authors for solving problems in sensitivity analysis of statistical models.Other key features:Provides an accessible overview of the current most widely used methods for sensitivity analysis.Opens with a detailed worked example to explain the motivation behind the book.Includes a range of examples to help illustrate the concepts discussed.Focuses on implementation of the methods in the software SIMLAB - a freely-available sensitivity analysis software package developed by the authors.Contains a large number of references to sources for further reading.Authored by the leading authorities on sensitivity analysis. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9780470870952 |
| ISBN | 0470870958 (Online Resource) Active Record |
| Standard identifier# | 9780470870952 |
| Stock number | 00028608 |
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