Prof Marian Scott
- Professor of Environmental Statistics (Statistics)
telephone: 01413305125
email: Marian.Scott@glasgow.ac.uk
Research Interests
My research interests are in the application of statistical methods to environmental sciences. Projects include water and air quality, design of monitoring networks, the development of environmental indicators, and quantifying the state of the environment.
Research Groups
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2013
Amengual, M., Flaherty, D., Auckburally, A., Bell, A.M., Scott, E.M., and Pawson, P. (2013) An evaluation of anaesthetic induction in healthy dogs using rapid intravenous injection of propofol or alfaxalone. Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia . ISSN 1467-2987 (doi:10.1111/j.1467-2995.2012.00747.x) (In Press)
Buckland, B.T., Baillie, S.R., Dick, J.McP., Elston, D.A., Magurran, A.E., Scott, E.M., Smith, R.I., Somerfield, P.J., Studeny , A.C., and Watt, A. (2013) How should regional biodiversity be monitored? Evironmental and Ecological Statistics . ISSN 1352-8505 (In Press)
Finazzi, F., Scott, E.M., and Fasso, A. (2013) A model based framework for air quality indices and population risk evaluation. With an application to the analysis of Scottish air quality data. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series C (Applied Statistics) . ISSN 0035-9254 (In Press)
2012
Haggarty, R.A., Miller, C.A., Scott, E.M., Wyllie, F., and Smith, M. (2012) Functional clustering of water quality data in Scotland. Environmetrics, 23 (8). pp. 685-695. ISSN 1180-4009 (doi:10.1002/env.2185)
German, A.J., Holden, S.L., Wiseman-Orr, M.L., Reid, J., Nolan, A.M., Biourge, V., Morris, P.J., and Scott, E.M. (2012) Quality of life is reduced in obese dogs but improves after successful weight loss. Veterinary Journal, 192 (3). pp. 428-434. ISSN 1090-0233 (doi:10.1016/j.tvjl.2011.09.015)
Franco Villoria, M., Scott, E.M., Hoey, T., and Fischbacher-Smith, D. (2012) Temporal investigation of flow variability in Scottish rivers using wavelet analysis. Journal of Environmental Statistics, 3 (6). ISSN 1945-1296
Scott, E.M. (2012) Increasing population and the environment: how do the numbers stack up? Significance, 9 (1). pp. 8-12. ISSN 1740-9705 (doi:10.1111/j.1740-9713.2012.00536.x)
Willocks, L., Bhaskar, A., Ramsay, C., Lee, D., Brewster, D., Fischbacher, C., Chalmers, J., Morris, G., and Scott, E.M. (2012) Cardiovascular disease and air pollution in Scotland: no association or insufficient data and study design? BMC Public Health, 12 . p. 227. ISSN 1471-2458 (doi:10.1186/1471-2458-12-227)
2011
Carvalho, L., Miller, C.A., Scott, E.M., Codd, G.A., Davis, P.S., and Tyler, A.N. (2011) Cyanobacterial blooms: statistical models describing risk factors for national-scale lake assessment and lake management. Science of the Total Environment, 409 (24). pp. 5353-5358. ISSN 0048-9697 (doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.09.030)
Cocchi, D., and Scott, E.M. (2011) Editorial. Environmetrics, 22 (6). p. 699. ISSN 1180-4009 (doi:10.1002/env.1119)
Smith, R.I., Dick, J.McP., and Scott, E.M. (2011) The role of statistics in the analysis of ecosystem services. Environmetrics, 22 (5). pp. 608-617. ISSN 1180-4009 (doi:10.1002/env.1107)
Bell, A.M., Auckburally, A., Pawson, P., Scott, E.M., and Flaherty, D. (2011) Two doses of dexmedetomidine in combination with buprenorphine for premedication in dogs; a comparison with acepromazine and buprenorphine. Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia, 38 (1). pp. 15-23. ISSN 1467-2987 (doi:10.1111/j.1467-2995.2010.00576.x)
Lee, D., Ferguson, C., and Scott, E.M. (2011) Constructing representative air quality indicators with measures of uncertainty. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series A (Statistics in Society), 174 (1). pp. 109-126. ISSN 0964-1998 (doi:10.1111/j.1467-985X.2010.00658.x)
Ventrucci, M., Scott, E.M., and Cocchi, D. (2011) Multiple testing on standardized mortality ratios: a Bayesian hierarchical model for FDR estimation. Biostatistics, 12 (1). pp. 51-67. ISSN 1465-4644 (doi:10.1093/biostatistics/kxq040)
Dick, J.McP., Smith, R.I., and Scott, E.M. (2011) Ecosystem services and associated concepts. Environmetrics, 22 (5). pp. 598-607. ISSN 1180-4009 (doi:10.1002/env.1085)
Haggarty, R., Miller, C., Scott, E.M., Smith, M., and Wyllie, F. (2011) Functional clustering of water quality data in Scotland. In: 26th International Workshop on Statistical Modelling, 11-15 July 2011, Valencia.
MacKinnon, G., MacKenzie, A.B., Cook, G.T., Pulford, I.D., Duncan, H.J., and Scott, E.M. (2011) Spatial and temporal variations in Pb concentrations and isotopic composition in road dust, farmland soil and vegetation in proximity to roads since cessation of use of leaded petrol in the UK. Science of the Total Environment, 409 (23). pp. 5010-5019. ISSN 0048-9697 (doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.08.010)
Russell, N., Cook, G., Ascough, P., Scott, E.M., and Dugmore, A.J. (2011) Examining the inherent variability in ΔR: New methods of presenting ΔR values and implications for MRE studies. Radiocarbon, 53 (2). pp. 277-288. ISSN 0033-8222
Sandercock, D.A., Gibson, I.F., Rutherford, K.M.D., Donald, R.D., Lawrence, A.B., Brash, H.M., Scott, E.M., and Nolan, A.M. (2011) The impact of prenatal stress on basal nociception and evoked responses to tail-docking and inflammatory challenge in juvenile pigs. Physiology and Behavior, 104 (5). pp. 728-737. ISSN 0031-9384 (doi:10.1016/j.physbeh.2011.07.018)
Scott, E.M. (2011) Models, data, statistics, and outliers — a statistical revolution in archaeology and 14C dating. Radiocarbon, 53 (4). pp. 1-4. ISSN 0033-8222
Scott, E.M., Flaherty, D., and Currall, J. (2011) Statistics: making sense of what we see. Journal of Small Animal Practice, 52 (11). pp. 560-565. ISSN 0022-4510 (doi:10.1111/j.1748-5827.2011.01134.x)
Scott, E.M., Flaherty, D., and Currall, J. (2011) Statistics: more than pictures. Journal of Small Animal Practice, 53 (1). pp. 12-18. ISSN 0022-4510 (doi:10.1111/j.1748-5827.2011.01168.x)
Scott, E.M., Flaherty, D., and Currall, J. (2011) A statistics primer. Journal of Small Animal Practice, 52 (9). pp. 456-458. ISSN 0022-4510 (doi:10.1111/j.1748-5827.2011.01108.x)
Wiseman-Orr, M.L., Scott, E.M., and Nolan, A.M. (2011) Development and testing of a novel instrument to measure health-related quality of life (HRQL) of farmed pigs and promote welfare enhancement (part 1). Animal Welfare, 20 . pp. 535-548. ISSN 0962-7286
Wiseman-Orr, M.L., Scott, E.M., and Nolan, A.M. (2011) Development and testing of a novel instrument to measure health-related quality of life (HRQL) of farmed pigs and promote welfare enhancement (part 2). Animal Welfare, 20 . pp. 549-558. ISSN 0962-7286
2010
Bowman, A.W., Gibson, I., Scott, E.M., and Crawford, E. (2010) Interactive teaching tools for spatial sampling. Journal of Statistical Software, 36 (13). ISSN 1548-7660
Gulliver, P., Waldron, S., Scott, E.M., and Bryant, C. (2010) The effect of storage on the radiocarbon, stable carbon and nitrogen isotopic signatures and concentrations of riverine DOM. Radiocarbon, 52 (3). pp. 1113-1122. ISSN 0033-8222
Naysmith, P. et al. (2010) 14C AMS at SUERC: improving QA data from the 5 MV tandem AMS and 250 kV SSAMS. Radiocarbon, 52 (2). pp. 263-271. ISSN 0033-8222
Scott, E.M., Cook, G., and Naysmith, P. (2010) A report on phase 2 of the Fifth International Radiocarbon Inter-Comparison (VIRI). In: 20th International Radiocarbon Conference, May 2009, Hawaii.
Haggarty, R. A., Ferguson, C. A., Scott, E. M., Iroegbu, C., and Stidson, R. (2010) Extreme value theory applied to the definition of bathing water quality discounting limits. Water Research, 44 (3). pp. 719-728. ISSN 0043-1354 (doi:10.1016/j.watres.2009.10.007)
Cook, G., Scott, E.M., and Harkness, D.D. (2010) Radiocarbon as a tracer in the global carbon cycle. In: Environmental Radionuclides: Tracers and Timers of Terrestrial Processes. Series: Radioactivity in the environment , 16 . Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp. 89-137. ISBN 9780080438733
Magdalina, A., Ferguson, C., Bowman, A., Willows, R., Johnson, D., Burgess, C., Pope, L., Scott, E.M., and Lee, D. (2010) Spatiotemporal modelling of nitrate and phosphorus in river catchments for England and Wales. In: 25th International Workshop on Statistical Modelling (IWSM 2010), 5-9 Jul 2010, Glasgow, UK.
Magurran, A.E., Baillie, S.R., Buckland, S.T., Dick, J.M., Elston, D.A., Scott, E.M., Smith, R.I., Somerfield, P.J., and Watt, A.D. (2010) Long-term datasets in biodiversity research and monitoring: assessing change in ecological communities through time. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 25 (10). pp. 574-582. ISSN 0169-5347 (doi:10.1016/j.tree.2010.06.016)
Scott, E.M., Cook, G., and Naysmith, P. (2010) The fifth international radiocarbon intercomparison (VIRI): An assessment of laboratory performance in stage 3. Radiocarbon, 53 (2-3). pp. 859-865. ISSN 0033-8222
Scott, E.M., Cook, G.T., and Naysmith, P. (2010) The Fifth International Radiocarbon Intercomparison (VIRI): an assessment of laboratory performance in stage 3. Radiocarbon, 52 (3). pp. 859-865. ISSN 0033-8222
Scott, E.M., Cook, G.T., and Naysmith, P. (2010) A report on phase 2 of the Fifth International Radiocarbon Intercomparison (VIRI). Radiocarbon, 52 (3). pp. 846-858. ISSN 0033-8222
Tyler, A.N., Scott, E.M., Dale, P., Elliott, A.T., Wilkins, B.T., Boddy, K., Toole, J., and Cartwright, P. (2010) Reconstructing the abundance of Dounreay hot particles on an adjacent public beach in Northern Scotland. Science of the Total Environment, 408 (20). pp. 4495-4503. ISSN 0048-9697 (doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2010.06.004)
2009
Tyler, A. N. et al. (2009) Strategies for monitoring and managing mass populations of toxic cyanobacteria in recreational waters: a multi-interdisciplinary approach. Environmental Health, 8 (Sup . S11. ISSN 1476-069X (doi:10.1186/1476-069X-8-S1-S11)
Bowman, A.W., Giannitrapani, M., and Scott, E.M. (2009) Spatiotemporal smoothing and sulphur dioxide trends over Europe. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series C (Applied Statistics), 58 (5). pp. 737-752. ISSN 0035-9254 (doi:10.1111/j.1467-9876.2009.00671.x)
Rutherford, K. M. D., Robson, S. K., Donald, R. D., Jarvis, S., Sandercock, D. A., Scott, E. M., Nolan, A. M., and Lawrence, A. B. (2009) Pre-natal stress amplifies the immediate behavioural responses to acute pain in piglets. Biology Letters, 5 (4). pp. 452-454. ISSN 1744-9561 (doi:10.1098/rsbl.2009.0175)
Sandercock, D.A., Gibson, I.F., Brash, H. M., Rutherford, K. M. D., Scott, E. M., and Nolan, A. M. (2009) Development of a mechanical stimulator and force measurement system for the assessment of nociceptive thresholds in pigs. Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 182 (1). pp. 64-70. ISSN 0165-0270 (doi:10.1016/j.jneumeth.2009.05.019)
Ferguson, C. A., Bowman, A. W., Scott, E. M., and Carvalho, L. (2009) Multivariate varying-coefficient models for an ecological system. Environmetrics, 20 (4). pp. 460-476. ISSN 1180-4009 (doi:10.1002/env.945)
Ferguson, C.A., Bowman, A.W., Scott, E.M., and Carvalho, L. (2009) Multivariate varying-coefficient models for an ecological system. Environmetrics, 20 (4). pp. 460-476. ISSN 1180-4009 (doi:10.1002/env.945)
Rutherford, K.M.D., Robson, S.K., Donald, R.D., Jarvis, S., Sandercock, D.A., Scott, E.M., Nolan, A.M., and Lawrence, A.B. (2009) Pre-natal stress amplifies the immediate behavioural responses to acute pain in piglets. Biology Letters, 5 (4). pp. 452-454. ISSN 1744-9561 (doi:10.1098/rsbl.2009.0175)
Sandercock, D.A., Gibson, I.F., Brash, H.M., Rutherford, K.M.D., Scott, E.M., and Nolan, A.M. (2009) Development of a mechanical stimulator and force measurement system for the assessment of nociceptive thresholds in pigs. Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 182 (1). pp. 64-70. ISSN 0165-0270 (doi:10.1016/j.jneumeth.2009.05.019)
Scott, E. M. (2009) Calibration Introduction. Radiocarbon, 51 (1). pp. 283-285. ISSN 0033-8222
2008
Scott, E. M., Dixon, P., Voigt, G., and Whicker, W. (2008) Choice and criteria for selection of sampling strategies in environmental radioactivity monitoring. Applied Radiation and Isotopes, 66 (11). pp. 1575-1581. ISSN 0969-8043 (doi:10.1016/j.apradiso.2007.10.015)
Ferguson, C.A., Carvalho, L., Scott, E.M., Bowman, A.W., and Kirika, A. (2008) Assessing ecological responses to environmental change using statistical models. Journal of Applied Ecology, 45 (1). pp. 193-203. ISSN 0021-8901 (doi:10.1111/j.1365-2664.2007.01428.x )
Murrell, J.C., Psatha, E.P., Scott, E.M., Reid, J., and Hellebrekers, L.J. (2008) Application of a modified form of the Glasgow pain scale in a veterinary teaching centre in the Netherlands. Veterinary Record, 162 (13). pp. 405-410. ISSN 0042-4900 (doi:10.1136/vr.162.13.403)
2007
Sanderson, D., Carmichael, L., Fisk, S., Key, P., and Scott, E.M. (2007) Development of proficiency testing for detection of irradiated food project E01068. Volume III: results of third round PSL and TL trials, June 2007. Project Report. SUERC, Glasgow, UK.
Sanderson, D.C.W. et al. (2007) Development of Proficiency Testing for Detection of Irradiated Food: Project E01068. Results of Second Round PSL and TL Trials, September 2006. Project Report. Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre, East Kilbride, UK.
Sanderson, D.C.W. et al. (2007) Development of Proficiency Testing for Detection of Irradiated Food: Project E01068. Results of First Round PSL Trials, September 2005. Project Report. Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre, East Kilbride, UK.
Ferguson, C.A., Bowman, A.W., Scott, E.M., and Carvalho, L. (2007) Model comparison for a complex ecological system. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series A (Statistics in Society), 170 . pp. 691-711. ISSN 0964-1998
Hall, D.W., Cook, G.T., Hall, M.A., Muir, G.K.P., Hamilton, D., and Scott, E.M. (2007) The early medieval origin of Perth, Scotland. Radiocarbon, 49 (2). pp. 639-644. ISSN 0033-8222
Lowther, M., Mutrie, N., and Scott, E.M. (2007) Identifying key processes of exercise behaviour change associated with movement through the stages of exercise behaviour change. Journal of Health Psychology, 12 . pp. 261-272. (doi:10.1177/1359105307074253)
McMullan, A., Bowman, A.W., and Scott, E.M. (2007) Water quality in the River Clyde: a case study of additive and interaction models. Environmetrics, 18 . pp. 527-539. (doi:10.1002/env.823)
Reid, J., Nolan, A.M., Hughes, J.M.L., Lascelles, D., Pawson, P., and Scott, E.M. (2007) Development of the short-form Glasgow Composite Measure Pain Scale (CMPS-SF) and derivation of an analgesic intervention score. Animal Welfare, 16 . pp. 97-104. ISSN 0962-7286
Scott, E.M. (2007) Setting, and evaluating the effectiveness of, environmental policy. Environmetrics, 18 . pp. 333-343. (doi:10.1002/env.833)
Scott, E.M., Nolan, A.M., Reid, J., and Wiseman-Orr, M.L. (2007) Can we really measure animal quality of life? Methodologies for measuring quality of life in people and other animals. Animal Welfare, 16 . pp. 17-24. ISSN 0962-7286
2006
Eckersall, PD, Young, FJ, Nolan, AM, Knight, CH, McComb, C, Waterston, MM, Hogarth, CJ, Scott, EM, and Fitzpatrick, JL (2006) Acute phase proteins in bovine milk in an experimental model of Staphylococcus aureus subclinical mastitis. Journal of Dairy Science, 89 . pp. 1488-1501.
Wiseman-Orr, ML, Scott, EM, Reid, Jacqueline, and Nolan, AM (2006) Validation of a structured questionnaire as an instrument to measure chronic pain in dogs on the basis of effects on health-related quality of life. American Journal of Veterinary Research, 67 . pp. 1826-1836.
2005
Ascough, P.L., Cook, G.T., Dugmore, A.J., Scott, E.M., and Freeman, S.P.H.T. (2005) Influence of mollusc species on marine DELTA R determinations. Radiocarbon, 47 (3). pp. 433-440. ISSN 0033-8222
MacDougall, M, Smith, RI, and Scott, EM (2005) Comprehensive sensitivity analysis of an SO2 deposition model for three measurement sites: Consequences for SO2 deposition fluxes. Atmospheric Environment, 39 . pp. 5025-5039. (doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2005.05.024)
Morton, CM, Reid, J, Scott, EM, Holton, LL, and Nolan, AM (2005) Application of a scaling model to establish and validate an interval level pain scale for assessment of acute pain in dogs. American Journal of Veterinary Research, 66 . pp. 2154-2166.
Zaitseva, GI et al. (2005) Chronological study of archaeological sites and environmental change around 2600 BP in the Eurasian steppe belt (Uyuk valley, Tuva Republic). Geochronometria, 24 . pp. 97-107.
2004
Scott, E.M., Alekseev, A.Y. and Zaitseva, G.I., eds. (2004) Impact of the Environment on Human Migration in Eurasia. Series: NATO science series (42). Kluwer Academic, Dordrecht, The Netherlands. ISBN 9781402026546
Lowe, JJ, Walker, MJC, Scott, EM, Harkness, DD, Bryant, CL, and Davies, SM (2004) A coherent high-precision radiocarbon chronology for the Late-glacial sequence at Sluggan Bog, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland. Journal of Quaternary Science, 19 . pp. 147-158. (doi:10.1002/jqs.814)
Povinec, PP, Hirose, K, Honda, T, Ito, T, Scott, EM, and Togawa, O (2004) Spatial distribution of H-3, Sr-90, Cs-137 and Pu-239,Pu-240 in surface waters of the Pacific and Indian Oceans - GLOMARD database. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 76 . pp. 113-137. (doi:10.1016/j.jenvrad.2004.03.022)
Wiseman-Orr, ML, Nolan, AM, Reid, J, and Scott, EM (2004) Development of a questionnaire to measure the effects of chronic pain on health-related quality of life in dogs. American Journal of Veterinary Research, 65 . pp. 1077-1084.
Zaitseva, GI et al. (2004) Chronological studies of the Arzhan-2 Scythian monument in Tuva (Russia). Radiocarbon, 46 . pp. 277-284.
2003
Lauritzen, B., Sanderson, D.W., Cresswell, A., Scott, E.M., Finck, R.R., and Karlsson, S. (2003) ECCOMAGS: Initial Results from the RESUME 2002 Exercise. Project Report. NKS, Roskilde, Denmark.
Scott, E.M., ed. (2003) Modelling Radioactivity in the Environment. Series: Radioactivity in the environment (4). Elsevier, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. ISBN 9780080436630
McMullan, A, Bowman, AW, and Scott, EM (2003) Non-linear and nonparametric modelling of seasonal environmental data. Computational Statistics, 18 . pp. 167-183.
Scott, EM, Fitzpatrickt, JL, Nolan, AM, Reid, J, and Wiseman, ML (2003) Evaluation of welfare state based on interpretation of multiple indices. Animal Welfare, 12 . pp. 457-468. ISSN 0962-7286
2002
Lowther, M, Mutrie, N, and Scott, EM (2002) Promoting physical activity in a socially and economically deprived community: a 12 month randomized control trial of fitness assessment and exercise consultation. Journal of Sports Sciences, 20 . pp. 577-588.
2001
Wiseman-Orr, M.L., Nolan, A.M., Reid, J.A., and Scott, E.M. (2001) Preliminary study on owner-reported behaviour changes associated with chronic pain in dogs. Veterinary Record, 149 (14). pp. 423-424. ISSN 0042-4900 (doi:10.1136/vr.149.14.423)
Holton, L., Reid, J., Scott, E.M., Pawson, P., and Nolan, A.M. (2001) Development of a behaviour-based scale to measure acute pain in dogs. Veterinary Record, 148 (17). pp. 525-531. ISSN 0042-4900 (doi:10.1136/vr.148.17.525)
Sanderson, D.C.W., Carmichael, L., Murphy, S., Whitely, V., Scott, E.M., and Cresswell, A. (2001) Investigation of Statistical and Imaging Methods for Luminescence Detection of Irradiated Ingredients. Project Report. Food Standards Agency, London, UK.
Scott, EM, Nolan, AM, and Fitzpatrick, JL (2001) Conceptual and methodological issues related to welfare assessment: A framework for measurement. Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section A-animal Science . pp. 5-10.
1993
Sanderson, D.C.W., Scott, E.M., Baxter, M.S., Martin , E., and Ni Riain, S. (1993) The Use of Aerial Radiometrics for Epidemiological Studies of Leukaemia: a Preliminary Investigation in SW England. Project Report. Scottish Universities Research and Reactor Centre, Glasgow, UK.
1990
Sanderson, D.C.W., Allyson, J.D., Martin, E., Tyler, A.N., and Scott, E.M. (1990) An Airborne Gamma Ray Survey of Three Ayrshire Districts. Project Report. Scottish Universities Research and Reactor Centre, Glasgow, UK.
1989
Sanderson, D.C.W., and Scott, E.M. (1989) Aerial Radiometric Survey in West Cumbria 1988. Final Report: Project N611. Project Report. Scottish Universities Research and Reactor Centre, Glasgow, UK.
Sanderson, D.C.W., East, B.W., and Scott, E.M. (1989) Aerial Radiometric Survey of Parts of North Wales in July 1989. Project Report. Scottish Universities Research and Reactor Centre, Glasgow, UK.
1988
Sanderson, D.C.W., Scott, E.M., Baxter, M.S., and Preston, T. (1988) A Feasibility Study of Airborne Radiometric Survey for UK Fallout. Technical Report. Scottish Universities Research and Reactor Centre, Glasgow, UK.
Current research staff
Maria Franco Villoria (Flood risk modeling, evaluation and management)
Ruth Haggarty (Sampling and clustering of environmental data)
Current PhD students
Kelly Gallacher (Spatio-temporal modelling of water quality)
Iain Proctor (Statistical modelling of drivers of ecosystem changes)
Linda Altieri (Spatial point processes)
Amira El-Ayouti (Statistical modelling of rivers and river networks.)
Current MSc students
Katie Allison (Air Quality and Health )
Postgraduate opportunities
Spatiotemporal modelling of hydrological catchments
Hearing the full symphony: advancing our understanding of the carbon cycle through continuous monitoring of dissolved organic ca
Development of representative air quality indicators with measures of uncertainty
