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Sensitivity Analysis — Systematic assessment of output variation w.r.t. input perturbations

SENSITIVITY-ANALYSIS (Sensitivity Analysis — Systematic assessment of output variation w.r.t. input perturbations) is a ranking multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) method introduced by Saltelli, A., Tarantola, S., Campolongo, F., Ratto, M. in 2004. It turns a decision matrix of alternatives scored on multiple criteria into a structured, reproducible result.

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Sensitivity Analysis — Systematic assessment of output variation w.r.t. input perturbations

Strengths & limitations

Strengths
  • Follows a transparent, reproducible computational procedure that can be audited step by step.
  • Handles multiple criteria of differing scales and units within a single decision matrix.
Limitations
  • Assumes full compensation — a strong score on one criterion can offset a weak score on another.

Sources

  1. Saltelli, A., Tarantola, S., Campolongo, F., Ratto, M. (2004). Sensitivity Analysis in Practice. Wiley, Chichester DOI: 10.1002/0470870958 ↗

How to cite this page

ScholarGate. (2026, June 2). Sensitivity Analysis — Systematic assessment of output variation w.r.t. input perturbations. ScholarGate. https://scholargate.app/en/decision-making/sensitivity-analysis

Referenced by

Deterministic Markov ModelDeterministic Scenario AnalysisDeterministic System DynamicsHybrid Reliability AnalysisMulti-objective Scenario AnalysisMulti-objective sensitivity analysisPolicy Scenario AnalysisPolicy Scenario Monte Carlo SimulationPolicy Scenario Sensitivity AnalysisRobust Agent-Based ModelingRobust MicrosimulationRobust Monte Carlo SimulationRobust Multi-Objective OptimizationRobust Scenario AnalysisScenario AnalysisSensitivity Analysis with Quality Function DeploymentStochastic Markov ModelStochastic Scenario AnalysisStochastic Sensitivity AnalysisStochastic System Dynamics

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WEIGHT-SENSITIVITYCRITERIA-REMOVALMONTE-CARLO-SIMULATIONRANK-REVERSALSMAA2Robust Sensitivity AnalysisVIKOR-SMAAPROMETHEE-VI

Related reference concepts

Sensitivity Analysis in Economic EvaluationSensitivity AnalysisPrior Elicitation and Sensitivity AnalysisDecision MakingDecision Support SystemsCost-Effectiveness Analysis

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ScholarGate — SENSITIVITY-ANALYSIS (Sensitivity Analysis — Systematic assessment of output variation w.r.t. input perturbations). Retrieved 2026-07-21 from https://scholargate.app/en/decision-making/sensitivity-analysis · Dataset: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20539026
Quick facts
Originator
Saltelli, A., Tarantola, S., Campolongo, F., Ratto, M.
Subfamily
Ranking
Year
2004
Type
Robustness wrapper — parameter / weight perturbation sensitivity indices
Value Space
crisp
Uncertainty
None
Compensation
full
Rank Reversal
No
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