Different methods are needed to propagate ignorance and variability

Reliability Engineering & System Safety - Tập 54 Số 2-3 - Trang 133-144 - 1996
Scott Ferson1, Lev R. Ginzburg2
1Applied Biomathematics, 100 North Country Road, Setauket, New York 11733 USA
2Department of Ecology and Evolution, State University of New York, Stony Brook, New York 11794 USA

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