Non-Uniform Random Variate Generation
Luc Devroye
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Description for Non-Uniform Random Variate Generation
Paperback. Num Pages: 843 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1294.
Thls text ls about one small fteld on the crossroads of statlstlcs, operatlons research and computer sclence. Statistleians need random number generators to test and compare estlmators before uslng them ln real l!fe. In operatlons research, random numbers are a key component ln !arge scale slmulatlons. Computer sclen- tlsts need randomness ln program testlng, game playlng and comparlsons of algo- rlthms. The appl!catlons are wlde and varled. Yet all depend upon the same com- puter generated random numbers. Usually, the randomness demanded by an appl!catlon has some bullt-ln structure: typlcally, one needs more than just a sequence of Independent random ... Read more
Thls text ls about one small fteld on the crossroads of statlstlcs, operatlons research and computer sclence. Statistleians need random number generators to test and compare estlmators before uslng them ln real l!fe. In operatlons research, random numbers are a key component ln !arge scale slmulatlons. Computer sclen- tlsts need randomness ln program testlng, game playlng and comparlsons of algo- rlthms. The appl!catlons are wlde and varled. Yet all depend upon the same com- puter generated random numbers. Usually, the randomness demanded by an appl!catlon has some bullt-ln structure: typlcally, one needs more than just a sequence of Independent random ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
1293g
Number of Pages
843
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461386452
SKU
V9781461386452
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99-15
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