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Summary Report of the Meeting to Peer Review EPA’s Draft Report: "Using Probabilistic Methods to Enhance the Role of Risk Analysis in Decision-Making with Case Study Examples"

EPA developed the guidance, Using Probabilistic Methods to Enhance the Role of Risk Analysis in Decision-Making with Case Study Examples and Using Probabilistic Methods to Enhance the Role of Risk Analysis in Decision-Making: Managers Summary (hereafter referred to as "PRA Papers") in order to catalyze the use of probabilistic methods within the Agency. Divided into the main white paper, case studies provided as Appendix D to the white paper, and the managers' summary, these documents provide an introduction to the use of probabilistic methods in the context of Agency decision-making.
 
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