title: Sensitivity analysis for importance assessment.
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.
authors.affiliation: Institute for the Protection and Security of the Citizen (IPSC), The European Commission, Joint Research Centre TP ISPRA(VA) Italy. andrea.saltelli@jrc.it
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saltelli