Journal of Applied & Computational Mathematics

Editorial Note on Sensitivity analysis

Abstract

Theron Waelchi

Sensitivity analysis is that the study of how the uncertainty within the output of a mathematical model or system (numerical or otherwise) are often divided and allocated to different sources of uncertainty in its inputs. A related practice is uncertainty analysis, which features a greater specialise in uncertainty quantification and propagation of uncertainty; ideally, uncertainty and sensitivity analysis should be run in tandem.