“…Variance-based global sensitivity measures, which are usually called Sobol' indices, were proposed and developed by Sobol' [2], Iman [3], Homma [4], and Saltelli [5]. Besides, there are several mature techniques available to solve the above indices, for instance, Monte Carlo simulation, quasi-Monte Carlo simulation, high-dimensional model representation (HDMR), Markovian integration [6], and the surrogate-assisted method [7,8]. Variance-based global sensitivity measures have been widely applied in various fields such as the spray-drying process [9], heap leaching [10], the rainfall-runoff model [11], and polymeric material [12].…”