An exploration of alternative approaches to the representation of uncertainty in model predictions.
- ProStat, Mesa, AZ
- Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Several simple test problems are used to explore the following approaches to the representation of the uncertainty in model predictions that derives from uncertainty in model inputs: probability theory, evidence theory, possibility theory, and interval analysis. Each of the test problems has rather diffuse characterizations of the uncertainty in model inputs obtained from one or more equally credible sources. These given uncertainty characterizations are translated into the mathematical structure associated with each of the indicated approaches to the representation of uncertainty and then propagated through the model with Monte Carlo techniques to obtain the corresponding representation of the uncertainty in one or more model predictions. The different approaches to the representation of uncertainty can lead to very different appearing representations of the uncertainty in model predictions even though the starting information is exactly the same for each approach. To avoid misunderstandings and, potentially, bad decisions, these representations must be interpreted in the context of the theory/procedure from which they derive.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Laboratories
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- OSTI ID:
- 1002072
- Report Number(s):
- SAND2003-2573J
- Journal Information:
- Proposed for publication in Reliability Engineering and System Safety., Journal Name: Proposed for publication in Reliability Engineering and System Safety. Journal Issue: 1-3 Vol. 85; ISSN RESSEP; ISSN 0951-8320
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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