Global Sensitivity Analysis of Infection Spread, Radar Search and Multiple Criteria Decision Models

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Šaltenis, Vydūnas

Affiliations: Institute of Mathematics and Informatics, Akademijos 4, 2600 Vilnius, Lithuania. E-mail: saltenis@ktl.mii.lt

Abstract: In the present paper, the method of structure analysis for multivariate functions was applied to examine the global sensitivity of three complex models: the HIV/AIDS infection spread, radar search, and the multiple criteria decisions. The investigation of global sensitivity exposed the most influential parameters or their groups. This knowledge makes it possible to concentrate efforts to obtain more exact values of these main parameters. As a rule, only a small part of model parameters has a significant influence.

Keywords: multivariate functions, models, sensitivity, structure, multicriterial, infection spread, radar search

DOI: 10.3233/INF-1998-9208

Journal: Informatica, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 235-252, 1998