Simulation a modeler's approach /

"Professor James Thompson discusses methods, available to anyone with a fast desktop computer, for integrating simulation into the modeling process in order to create meaningful models of real phenomena. Drawing from a wealth of experience, he gives examples from trading markets, oncology, epid...

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Main Authors: Thompson, James R. (James Robert), 1938-
Corporate Authors: Wiley InterScience (Online service)
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Literature type: Electronic eBook
Language: English
Series: Wiley series in probability and statistics. Applied probability and statistics
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Online Access: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9780470317068
Summary: "Professor James Thompson discusses methods, available to anyone with a fast desktop computer, for integrating simulation into the modeling process in order to create meaningful models of real phenomena. Drawing from a wealth of experience, he gives examples from trading markets, oncology, epidemiology, statistical process control, physics, public policy, combat, real-world optimization, Bayesian analyses, and population dynamics."--BOOK JACKET. "Simulation: A Modeler's Approach is a provocative and practical guide for professionals in applied statistics as well as engineers, scientists, computer scientists, financial analysts, and anyone with an interest in the synergy between data, models, and the digital computer."--Jacket.
Item Description: "A Wiley-Interscience publication."
Carrier Form: xx, 297 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780470317068
047031706X
Index Number: QA279
CLC: O242