This chapter concerns principles and methods for sensitivity analyses that quantify the robustness of inferences to departures from underlying assumptions. Unlike the well-developed literature on ...

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The prevention and management of coal mine roof accidents remain challenging issues because it is difficult to evaluate and quantify the interaction effects of the disaster hazard factors objectively.

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