Dealing with Uncertainty - Sensitivity Analysis

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What is meant with sensitivity in engineering economy studies?

General non probabilistic methodology to provide information about the potential impact of uncertainty in selected factor estimates.

What are [3] sensitivity techniques and when are they applied?

  1. Break-even analyses | Selection among project alternatives or acceptability of a project is heavily dependent upon a single factor.
  2. Sensitivity graph | Two or more factors (spider plot)
  3. Combination of factors | Combined effects of uncertainty in two or more factors

What approach should be used being concerned about the combined effects? (2 steps)

  1. Develop a sensitivity graph
  2. Select the most sensitive project factors based on the information in the sensitivity graph. Analyze the combined effects of these factors on the projects economic measure of merit.

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