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PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John

ISBN-100470177934

ISBN-139780470177938

eBay Product ID (ePID)102737544

Product Key Features

Number of Pages772 Pages

Publication NameHandbook of Monte Carlo Methods

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2011

SubjectProbability & Statistics / Stochastic Processes, Probability & Statistics / General

TypeTextbook

AuthorDirk P. Kroese, Thomas Taimre, Zdravko I. Botev

Subject AreaMathematics

SeriesWiley Series in Probability and Statistics Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.7 in

Item Weight51.6 Oz

Item Length10 in

Item Width7 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2010-042348

Reviews"Statisticians Kroese, Thomas Taimre (both U. of Queensland), and Zdravko I. Botev (U. of Montreal) offer researchers and graduate and advanced graduate students a compendium of Monte Carlo methods, which are statistical methods that involve random experiments on a computer. There are a great many such methods being used for so many kinds of problems in so many fields that such an overall view is hard to find. Combining theory, algorithms, and applications, they consider such topics as uniform random number generation, probability distributions, discrete event simulation, variance reduction, estimating derivatives, and applications to network reliability." (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Series Volume Number706

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal518

SynopsisA comprehensive overview of Monte Carlo simulation that explores the latest topics, techniques, and real-world applications More and more of today's numerical problems found in engineering and finance are solved through Monte Carlo methods. The heightened popularity of these methods and their continuing development makes it important for researchers to have a comprehensive understanding of the Monte Carlo approach. Handbook of Monte Carlo Methods provides the theory, algorithms, and applications that helps provide a thorough understanding of the emerging dynamics of this rapidly-growing field. The authors begin with a discussion of fundamentals such as how to generate random numbers on a computer. Subsequent chapters discuss key Monte Carlo topics and methods, including: Random variable and stochastic process generation Markov chain Monte Carlo, featuring key algorithms such as the Metropolis-Hastings method, the Gibbs sampler, and hit-and-run Discrete-event simulation Techniques for the statistical analysis of simulation data including the delta method, steady-state estimation, and kernel density estimation Variance reduction, including importance sampling, latin hypercube sampling, and conditional Monte Carlo Estimation of derivatives and sensitivity analysis Advanced topics including cross-entropy, rare events, kernel density estimation, quasi Monte Carlo, particle systems, and randomized optimization The presented theoretical concepts are illustrated with worked examples that use MATLAB(R), a related Web site houses the MATLAB(R) code, allowing readers to work hands-on with the material and also features the author's own lecture notes on Monte Carlo methods. Detailed appendices provide background material on probability theory, stochastic processes, and mathematical statistics as well as the key optimization concepts and techniques that are relevant to Monte Carlo simulation. Handbook of Monte Carlo Methods is an excellent reference for applied statisticians and practitioners working in the fields of engineering and finance who use or would like to learn how to use Monte Carlo in their research. It is also a suitable supplement for courses on Monte Carlo methods and computational statistics at the upper-undergraduate and graduate levels., A comprehensive overview of Monte Carlo simulation that explores the latest topics, techniques, and real-world applications More and more of today's numerical problems found in engineering and finance are solved through Monte Carlo methods. The heightened popularity of these methods and their continuing development makes it important for researchers to have a comprehensive understanding of the Monte Carlo approach. Handbook of Monte Carlo Methods provides the theory, algorithms, and applications that helps provide a thorough understanding of the emerging dynamics of this rapidly-growing field. The authors begin with a discussion of fundamentals such as how to generate random numbers on a computer. Subsequent chapters discuss key Monte Carlo topics and methods, including: Random variable and stochastic process generation Markov chain Monte Carlo, featuring key algorithms such as the Metropolis-Hastings method, the Gibbs sampler, and hit-and-run Discrete-event simulation Techniques for the statistical analysis of simulation data including the delta method, steady-state estimation, and kernel density estimation Variance reduction, including importance sampling, latin hypercube sampling, and conditional Monte Carlo Estimation of derivatives and sensitivity analysis Advanced topics including cross-entropy, rare events, kernel density estimation, quasi Monte Carlo, particle systems, and randomized optimization The presented theoretical concepts are illustrated with worked examples that use MATLAB®, a related Web site houses the MATLAB® code, allowing readers to work hands-on with the material and also features the author's own lecture notes on Monte Carlo methods. Detailed appendices provide background material on probability theory, stochastic processes, and mathematical statistics as well as the key optimization concepts and techniques that are relevant to Monte Carlo simulation. Handbook of Monte Carlo Methods is an excellent reference for applied statisticians and practitioners working in the fields of engineering and finance who use or would like to learn how to use Monte Carlo in their research. It is also a suitable supplement for courses on Monte Carlo methods and computational statistics at the upper-undergraduate and graduate levels., A comprehensive overview of Monte Carlo simulation that explores the latest topics, techniques, and real-world applications More and more of today s numerical problems found in engineering and finance are solved through Monte Carlo methods., A comprehensive overview of Monte Carlo simulation that explores the latest topics, techniques, and real-world applications More and more of today s numerical problems found in engineering and finance are solved through Monte Carlo methods. The heightened popularity of these methods and their continuing development makes it important for researchers to have a comprehensive understanding of the Monte Carlo approach. Handbook of Monte Carlo Methods provides the theory, algorithms, and applications that facilitate a thorough understanding of the emerging dynamics of this rapidly growing field. The authors begin with a discussion of fundamentals such as how to generate random numbers on a computer. Subsequent chapters discuss key Monte Carlo topics and methods, including: Random variable and stochastic process generation Markov chain Monte Carlo, featuring key algorithms such as the Metropolis-Hastings method, the Gibbs sampler, and hit-and-run Discrete-event simulation Techniques for the statistical analysis of simulation data including the delta method, steady-state estimation, and kernel density estimation Variance reduction, including importance sampling, Latin hypercube sampling, and conditional Monte Carlo Estimation or derivatives and sensitivity analysis Advanced topics including cross-entropy, rare events, kernel density estimation, quasi-Monte Carlo, particle systems, and randomized optimization The presented theoretical concepts are illustrated with worked examples that use MATLAB®. A related website houses the MATLAB® code, allowing readers to work hands-on with the material and also features the authors own lecture notes on Monte Carlo methods. Detailed appendices provide background on probability theory, stochastic processes, and mathematical statistics as well as the key optimization concepts and techniques that ate relevant to Monte Carlo simulation. Handbook of Monte Carlo Methods is an excellent reference for applied statisticians and practitioners working in the fields of engineering and finance who use or would like to learn how to use Monte Carlo in their research. It is also a suitable supplement for courses on Monte Carlo methods and computational statistics as the upper-undergraduate and graduate levels.

LC Classification NumberQA298.K76 2011