Sensitivity Analysis for Importance Assessment

What features a quantitative sensitivity analysis needs to have to play a role in the context of model-based analysis and the methods that meet these requirements are described.

Abstract

We review briefly some examples that would support an extended role for quantitative sensitivity analysis in the context of model-based analysis (Section 1). We then review what features a quantitative sensitivity analysis needs to have to play such a role (Section 2). The methods that meet these requirements are described in Section 3; an example is provided in Section 4. Some pointers to further research are set out in Section 5.