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Table I.
Model variables, distributions, and information sources.
| Model variable | Distribution | Information sourcea |
|---|---|---|
| PR Canada | Gamma(1.7, 1)/Normal(6.6 × 106, 1.68 × 105) | [2, 3, 16–18] |
| PR Philippine | Gamma(331.4, 1)/Normal(1.5 × 106, 8.0 × 104) | Note3 |
| PR Thailand | Gamma(82.5, 1)/Normal(6.1 × 106, 4.0 × 104) | Note3 |
| PR USA | Gamma(40.9, 1)/Normal(1.34 × 108, 9.2 × 106) | [2, 3, 16–18] |
| IM Canada | Lognormal(131.6, 17.13) | BAPHIQb |
| IM Philippine | Exponential(85.2) | BAPHIQb |
| IM Thailand | Exponential(287.2) | BAPHIQb |
| IM USA | Lognormal(371.42, 112.69) | BAPHIQb |
| PRs | Beta(1, 149)c | [25] |
| VC | Triangle(0.56, 0.89, 1) | [14] |
| VP | (Beta(23, 4) + Beta(27, 5))/2 | [1] |
| PB | Uniform(0, 1) | – |
| PR1 | (VC × PB)/Totald | – |
| PR2 | (VC × (1 − VP) × (1 − PB))/Totald | – |
| PR3 | (1 − VC)/Totald | – |
| PT | 1−(Log-logistic(0, 3.2221, 1.2429)/SEC)/Ne | BAPHIQb |
| SEC | Pert(0.1, 0.5, 0.9)c | Expert’s opinion |
| SPT | Beta(31, 5) | [6] |
| PC | Log-logistic(0, 5.2118, 3.3618)/Ne | BAPHIQb |
| I | Log-logistic(14, 39.3, 2.02) | Note4 |
| PE | Pert(0.01, 0.5, 0.95)c | Expert’s opinion |
| N | Uniform(100, 3075)c | BAPHIQb |
| Ns | Exponential(39)/PEc | BAPHIQb |