Sensitivity analysis of the Pennsylvania phosphorus index for agricultural...

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation;  July 1, 2005 ;   Brandt, R.C. Elliott, H.A.;   787 words ......responds to its input variables. Sensitivity analysis can provide this insight. Sensitivity analysis is a technique...contributions of input variables to the model...the use of sensitivity analysis to rank-order P index input variables ...

Recommended Practice Regarding Selection of Sensitivity Analysis Methods...

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment;  June 1, 2005 ;   Mokhtari, Amirhossein; Frey, H Christopher;   787 words ......guideline is presented for selection of sensitivity analysis methods applied to microbial food...boundaries and principles for selecting sensitivity analysis methods for MSFPR models. Although...amount of detail expected from sensitivity analysis, and characteristics of the ...

sensitivity analysis

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics;    Christopher Clapham and James Nicholson;   23 words ...sensitivity analysis The varying of parameters in a simulation to discover which parameters have the greatest influence on the features of interest.

Sensitivity Analysis.(Review)

Technometrics;  August 1, 2001 ;     532 words ...Sensitivity Analysis, edited by Andrea SALTELLI...was new to me. I knew about sensitivity analysis in regression (e.g., see Chatterjee...Price 2000). Chapter 1 ( What Is Sensitivity Analysis? ), verse one, states, Sensitivity...

[4] Comment.(Statistical Data Included)

Journal of the American Statistical Association;  December 1, 1999 ;   LITTLE, Roderick J. RUBIN, Donald B.;   787 words ......aspects of SRR's work: the role of sensitivity analysis, the importance of using all available...approaches. We agree with SRR that a sensitivity analysis is a rational approach to nonignorable...understandable by substantive researchers, sensitivity analysis has also been used by ...

Evaluation of Sampling-Based Methods for Sensitivity Analysis: Case Study...

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment;  December 1, 2006 ;   Mokhtari, Amirhossein; Frey, H Christopher;   787 words ......This article evaluates selected sensitivity analysis methods applicable to risk assessment...as a test-bed. Six sampling-based sensitivity analysis methods were evaluated including...nonlinearities in the model. Key Words: sensitivity analysis, microbial food safety process risk...

A general method for local sensitivity analysis with application to...

Technometrics;  November 1, 2004 ;   Castillo, Enrique Conejo, Antonio Hadi, Ali S. Fernandez-Canteli, Alfonso;   787 words ......introduces a method for sensitivity analysis of general applicability...This is known as sensitivity analysis. Saltelli, Chan...the following about sensitivity analysis: Sensitivity analysis (SA) is the study...uncertainties in the input variables and ...

Economic valuation of capital projects using neural network metamodels

The Engineering Economist;  January 1, 2003 ;   Chaveesuk, Ravipim; Smith, Alice E;   787 words ......incorporate a metamodel into the sensitivity analysis of the economics of capital projects...input factors may not be robust. Sensitivity analysis thus becomes crucial as it allows...estimates on the indicated decision. Sensitivity analysis will also identify the factors that...

Sensitivity analysis in capital budgeting using crystal ball

Credit & Financial Management Review;  July 1, 2003 ;   Beneda, Nancy; Gokstad, Petter;   787 words ......illustrate how sensitivity analysis and Monte...using static input variables. The techniques...analysis. Sensitivity analysis refers to...suggest that sensitivity analysis in capital...example of sensitivity analysis involves...modify the ...

Application of probabilistic sensitivity analysis in decision analytic...

Formulary;  January 1, 2002 ;   Shaw, James W; Zachry, Woodie M III;   787 words ......practical and widely used, simple sensitivity analysis techniques are limited in their...an application of probabilistic sensitivity analysis as an alternative method to examine...commonly used methods for conducting sensitivity analysis are described, including probabilistic...

Technical note: constructing tornado diagrams with spreadsheets.

Engineering Economist;  June 22, 2006 ;   Eschenbach, Ted G.;   787 words ......classic tool of sensitivity analysis for decision analysis...edu. INTRODUCTION Sensitivity analysis is needed to address...shown using relative sensitivity analysis charts or spiderplots...studies. Many included sensitivity analysis, but there were...assumptions ...

ANALYZING MESOSCALE FORECAST SENSITIVITY USING VERY LARGE ENSEMBLES

Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society;  January 1, 2004 ;   Martin, William J; Xue, Ming;   485 words ......to perform an initial condition sensitivity analysis of a mesoscale forecast by using...changes in the forecast. A complete sensitivity analysis would take many millions of model...moisture, we obtained a detailed sensitivity analysis using 2027 different perturbations...

A metamodel approach to sensitivity analysis of capital project valuation

The Engineering Economist;  October 1, 1997 ;   Sartori, David E; Smith, Alice E;   787 words ......design and multiple regression in the sensitivity analysis of engineering economy or capital...equipment project. INTRODUCTION Sensitivity analysis is an important aspect of any engineering...development of a method for performing sensitivity analysis based on a design of ...

TECHNICAL NOTE: CONSTRUCTING TORNADO DIAGRAMS WITH SPREADSHEETS

The Engineering Economist;  April 1, 2006 ;   Eschenbach, Ted G;   787 words ......classic tool of sensitivity analysis for decision analysis...edu. INTRODUCTION Sensitivity analysis is needed to address...shown using relative sensitivity analysis charts or spiderplots...studies. Many included sensitivity analysis, but there were...assumptions ...

A metamodel approach to sensitivity analysis of capital project valuation.

Engineering Economist;  September 22, 1997 ;   Sartori, David E. Smith, Alice E.;   787 words ...INTRODUCTION Sensitivity analysis is an important aspect of...a method for performing sensitivity analysis based on a design of experiments...break even. PREVIOUS WORK IN SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS Many researchers and practitioners...