Synopses & Reviews
Sheldon Ross'
Simulation, Third Edition introduces 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 new edition provides a comprehensive, in-depth, and current guide for constructing probability models and simulations for a variety of purposes. It features new information, including the presentation of the Insurance Risk Model, generating a Random Vector, and evaluating an Exotic Option. Also new is coverage of the changing nature of statistical methods due to the advancements in computing technology.
Review
"The book serves as an informative text and valuable reference...Whether as a text or a elementary reference, this book is indeed worth owning."
- JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN STATISTICAL ASSOCIATION
Review
"The book serves as an informative text and valuable reference...Whether as a text or a elementary reference, this book is indeed worth owning."
- JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN STATISTICAL ASSOCIATION
Synopsis
on, including control variables, their use in estimating
the expected return at blackjack, and their relation to regression analysis.
* Includes a chapter on Markov chain Monte Carlo methods.
* Contains unique material on the alias method for generating discrete
random variables.
"...the goals mentioned in the preface are exactly what an actuary would want with
respect to simulation. Knowing how to use simulation to analyze a model, knowing
how to generate values of random variables from different distributions, when to stop
a simulation, etc. are all topics that can be used by actuaries in applications such
as cash flow testing, and are topics that are to be tested on actuarial exams." William B. Frye, Ball State University
Synopsis
utions, when to stop
a simulation, etc. are all topics that can be used by actuaries in applications such
as cash flow testing, and are topics that are to be tested on actuarial exams." William B. Frye, Ball State University
About the Author
Sheldon M. Ross is a professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research at the University of Southern California. He received his Ph.D. in statistics at Stanford University in 1968. He has published many technical articles and textbooks in the areas of statistics and applied probability. Among his texts are A First Course in Probability, Introduction to Probability Models, Stochastic Processes, and Introductory Statistics. Professor Ross is the founding and continuing editor of the journal Probability in the Engineering and Informational Sciences. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics, and a recipient of the Humboldt US Senior Scientist Award.
Table of Contents
Preface; Introduction; Elements of Probability;
Random Numbers; Generating Discrete Random Variables; Generating Continuous Random Variables;
The Discrete Event Simulation Approach; Statistical Analysis of Simulated Data; Variance Reduction Techniques; Statistical Validation Techniques;
Markov Chain Monte Carlo Methods; Some Additional Topics; Exercises; References; Index