Cost minimisation analysis (CMA) | An analytic tool for estimating the costs of strategies when the effects are equal. |
Cost consequence analysis (CCA) | An analytic tool in which incremental costs and consequences are listed without any attempt to aggregate them. |
Cost effectiveness analysis (CEA) | An analytic tool in which incremental costs and effects are combined into a ratio, and effects are measured in a common natural unit. |
Cost utility analysis (CUA) | A specific form of CEA in which effects are measured in costs per quality adjusted life years (QALYs) gained. |
Cost benefit analysis (CBA) | An analytic tool for estimating the net social benefit of a strategy in which both costs and effects are measured in currency. |