3.4. Sensitivity analysis
Sensitivity analysis is a method used to visualize the statistical
correlation between the input and output values in quantitative
microbial risk assessment. In this study, the sensitivity analysis was
conducted for the final contamination level of S. aureus for the dairy
processing plant and direct to home routes before consumption
respectively. In Tornado charts, each bar represents an input distribution
and its length determines the degree of the input distribution's
influence on the selected model output (Vose, 2008). As
shown in Fig. 6, the storage temperature in the processing plant is
the most important factor affecting S. aureus log CFU/mL in milk