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id: 2026-03-20T13:27:12-04:00
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aliases: []
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title: 2026-03-20 13:27:12
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- authorship/original
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date-created: 2026-03-20T13:27:12-04:00
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daily: "[[2026-03-20]]"
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weekly: "[[2026-W12]]"
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monthly: "[[2026-03]]"
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quarterly: "[[2026-Q1]]"
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yearly: "[[2026]]"
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---
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# 2026-03-20 13:27:12
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## Sensitivity Analysis
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> [!quote] [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensitivity_analysis)
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> **Sensitivity analysis** is the study of how the uncertainty
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> in the output of a mathematical model or system (numerical or otherwise)
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> can be divided and allocated to different sources of uncertainty in its inputs.
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That is, quantifying the influence of an input on the output.
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When an estimator says that some factor is not worth consideration ("it's pennies")
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it is usually meant that the estimate is not especially **sensitive** to that factor.
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[[sensitivity|Sensitivity]], I think, is a much quicker concept to grasp
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than [[value-of-information|the value of information]],
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even if VOI can explain the same motivations and more completely.
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