2013/10/14 by Gaëlle Chastaing, Chastaing, Gaëlle, Loïc Le Gratiet +1
Computer Science · Decision Sciences · #Advanced Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms #FOS: Mathematics #Gaussian Processes and Bayesian Inference #Probabilistic and Robust Engineering Design #Statistics Theory (math.ST)
paper · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1310.3578
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Complex computer codes are widely used in science to model physical systems. Sensitivity analysis aims to measure the contributions of the inputs on the code output variability. An efficient tool to perform such analysis are the variance-based methods which have been recently investigated in the framework of dependent inputs. One of their issue is that they require a large number of runs for the complex simulators. To handle it, a Gaussian process regression model may be used to approximate the complex code. In this work, we propose to decompose a Gaussian process into a high dimensional representation. This leads to the definition of a variance-based sensitivity measure well tailored for non-independent inputs. We give a methodology to estimate these indices and to quantify their uncertainty. Finally, the approach is illustrated on toy functions and on a river flood model.