Bayesian methods for discrete event simulation

Proceedings - Winter Simulation Conference

Volumn 1, Issue , 2004, Pages 89-100

  Chick, Stephen E ^a  

^a INSEAD   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; APPROXIMATION THEORY; DATA ACQUISITION; FUNCTIONS; MARKOV PROCESSES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

BAYESIAN METHODS; DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATIONS; RESPONSE SURFACE MODELING; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 17744377663     PISSN: 08917736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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