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Introduction to simulation and risk analysis

Title
Introduction to simulation and risk analysis / James R. Evans, David L. Olson.
Author
Evans, James R. (James Robert), 1950-
Publication
Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, [1998], ©1998.

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book & CD WITHDRAWNTextUse in library HD30.213 .E93 1998 book & CD WITHDRAWNOff-site

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Olson, David L., 1944-
Description
xvii, 279 pages : illustrations; 26 cm +
Subjects
Note
  • Microsoft Excel is used throughout the book and the Excel add-in, Crystal Ball, is introduced as an alternative.
  • A student version of the Crystal Ball software is included with this book.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
System Details (note)
  • System requirements for accompanying computer laser optical disc: IBM-compatible PC; Microsoft Excel version 4.0 or later; Windows 3.x, Windows 95, or Windows NT.
Contents
Crystal Ball Software and Excel Example Files -- Ch. 1. Introduction to Simulation -- Ch. 2. Simulation on Spreadsheets -- Ch. 3. Probability and Statistics in Simulation -- Ch. 4. Risk Analysis Using Crystal Ball -- Ch. 5. Applications of Risk Analysis -- Ch. 6. Building System Simulation Models -- Ch. 7. Event-Driven Simulation, Continuous Simulation Modeling, and Commercial Software -- Ch. 8. Output Analysis and Experimentation for Systems Simulation -- Ch. 9. Applications of Systems Simulation -- App. A. Normal Distribution -- App. B. t Distribution -- App. C. Chi-Square Limits -- App. D. Kolmogorov-Smirnov Limits.
ISBN
0136216080
LCCN
97044946
OCLC
  • 1162854729
  • on1162854729
  • SCSB-3601461
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries