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Overview
The 5th edition of Ross’s Simulation continues to introduce aspiring and practicing actuaries, engineers, computer scientists and others to the practical aspects of constructing computerized simulation studies to analyze and interpret real phenomena. Readers learn to apply results of these analyses to problems in a wide variety of fields to obtain effective, accurate solutions and make predictions about future outcomes. This latest edition features all-new material on variance reduction, including control variables and their use in estimating the expected return at blackjack and their relation to regression analysis. Additionally, the 5th edition expands on Markov chain monte carlo methods, and offers unique information on the alias method for generating discrete random variables.
By explaining how a computer can be used to generate random numbers and how to use these random numbers to generate the behavior of a stochastic model over time, Ross’s Simulation, 5th edition presents the statistics needed to analyze simulated data as well as that needed for validating the simulation model.
New to this Edition:
- Additional material on variance reduction, including control variables and their use in estimating the expected return at blackjack and their relation to regression analysis
- Additional material and examples on Markov chain monte carlo methods
- Unique material on the alias method for generating discrete random variables
- Additional material on generating multivariate normal vectors
Audience: Researchers and practitioners in Computer Science, Industrial Engineering, Operations Research, Statistics, Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, Quantitative Business Analysis.
Editorials
From the Publisher
"I have always liked Ross’ books, as he is simultaneously mathematically rigorous and very interested in applications. The biggest strength I see is the rare combination of mathematical rigor and illustration of how the mathematical methodologies are applied in practice. Books with practical perspective are rarely this rigourous and mathematically detailed. I also like the variety of exercises, which are quite challenging and demanding excellence from students." --Prof. Krzysztof Ostaszewski, Illinois State University.
In the old days, says Ross (industrial engineering and operations research, U. of California-Berkeley), scientists formulating a stochastic model had to compromise between one that realistically portrayed the situation and one that could be comprehended mathematically. No more, he explains, now that fast and powerful computers are available cheap. He shows how to construct a model as faithful as possible to the phenomenon, then analyze it using a simulation study. He includes exercises for course study, but does not specify prerequisites. There's no mention of the dates of earlier editions. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)