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ForumDiscussions : Is it still good to use Monte Carlo approach when we have only one emission factor value? (the activity data are varied). Or is it more applicable for analysis involving more than one value of both EF & AD?

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Is it still good to use Monte Carlo approach when we have only one emission factor value? (the activity data are varied). Or is it more applicable for analysis involving more than one value of both EF & AD?
29.05.2018 By Serkant Samurkas
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29.05.2018by Serkant Samurkas
It is good to use Monte Carlo for both of these scenarios since the conditions for applying it are so flexible. The times when it is better to use Monte Carlo than propagation of error does not depend on the number of variables. Applying Monte Carlo will lead to more accurate results when the variables have high uncertainty, non-normal equations, data are correlated, models are complex, and uncertainty varies between inventory years.
(Anna McMurray, Winrock International)