Univariate input models for stochastic simulation

Journal of Simulation

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 81-97

  Kuhl, M E ^a   Ivy, J S ^b   Lada, E K ^c   Steiger, N M ^d   Wagner, M A ^e   Wilson, J R ^b  

^a ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b North Carolina State University   (United States)

^c SAS INSTITUTE INC   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^e SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

B zier distributions; Continuous univariate input models; Generalized beta distributions; Johnson translation system of distributions; Simulation

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL STORAGE; DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATION; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

DISTRIBUTIONAL SHAPE; GENERALIZED BETA DISTRIBUTION; INPUT MODELS; PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURING; SIMULATION; STOCHASTIC SIMULATIONS; SUBJECTIVE INFORMATION; TRANSLATION SYSTEMS;

STOCHASTIC MODELS;

EID: 77953223078     PISSN: 17477778     EISSN: 17477786     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jos.2009.31     Document Type: Article

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