Journal
RELIABILITY ENGINEERING & SYSTEM SAFETY
Volume 96, Issue 1, Pages 64-74Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2010.06.001
Keywords
Risk assessment; Uncertainty representations; Decision-making
Funding
- Foundation pour une Culture de Securite' Industrielle of Toulouse, France [AO2009-04]
- Research Council of Norway
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This paper discusses the challenges involved in the representation and treatment of uncertainties in risk assessment, taking the point of view of its use in support to decision making. Two main issues are addressed: (1) how to faithfully represent and express the knowledge available to best support the decision making and (2) how to best inform the decision maker. A general risk-uncertainty framework is presented which provides definitions and interpretations of the key concepts introduced. The framework covers probability theory as well as alternative representations of uncertainty, including interval probability, possibility and evidence theory. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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