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Global Sensitivity Analysis
Andrea Saltelli
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Description for Global Sensitivity Analysis
Hardcover. Written by the leading names in the field, Global Sensitivity Analysis: The Primer offers an accessible summary of the essential concepts involved in a sound sensitivity analysis. It is a self-contained book allowing the reader to learn about, and practice, sensitivity analysis through the use of many exercises and solved problems. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBWH; PDN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 560.
Complex mathematical and computational models are used in all areas of society and technology and yet model based science is increasingly contested or refuted, especially when models are applied to controversial themes in domains such as health, the environment or the economy. More stringent standards of proofs are demanded from model-based numbers, especially when these numbers represent potential financial losses, threats to human health or the state of the environment. Quantitative sensitivity analysis is generally agreed to be one such standard.
Complex mathematical and computational models are used in all areas of society and technology and yet model based science is increasingly contested or refuted, especially when models are applied to controversial themes in domains such as health, the environment or the economy. More stringent standards of proofs are demanded from model-based numbers, especially when these numbers represent potential financial losses, threats to human health or the state of the environment. Quantitative sensitivity analysis is generally agreed to be one such standard.
Mathematical models are good at mapping assumptions into inferences. A modeller makes assumptions about laws pertaining to the ... Read more
The book:
- Provides a self-contained treatment of the subject, allowing readers to learn and practice global sensitivity analysis without further materials.
- Presents ways to frame the analysis, interpret its results, and avoid potential pitfalls.
- Features numerous exercises and solved problems to help illustrate the applications.
- Is authored by leading sensitivity analysis practitioners, combining a range of disciplinary backgrounds.
Postgraduate students and practitioners in a wide range of subjects, including statistics, mathematics, engineering, physics, chemistry, environmental sciences, biology, toxicology, actuarial sciences, and econometrics will find much of use here. This book will prove equally valuable to engineers working on risk analysis and to financial analysts concerned with pricing and hedging.
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780470059975
SKU
V9780470059975
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99-50
About Andrea Saltelli
Andrea Saltelli, Francesca Campolongo, Jessica Cariboni, Debora Gatelli, Fulvia Pennoni, Marco Ratto, Michaela Saisana, Stefano Tarantola – Joint Research Centre of the European Commission, Ispra, Unit of Applied Statistics and Econometrics. Presently leading the Econometric and Applied Statistics Unit of the Joint Research Centre, lead author Professor Saltelli has published many articles in numerous journals over the last 30 ... Read more
Reviews for Global Sensitivity Analysis
"This is one of the few books to take on the problem head on and provide techniques in a very simple way." (Technometrics, November 2008)