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Zettel, Leonard
Loras University
Dubuque, Iowa
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A Linear Algorithm for Generating Random Numbers with a Given Distribution
Vose M. IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering 17(9): 972-975, 1991. Type: Article
A widely used method of generating sample values of &xgr; involves looking up values in a suitably constructed table. Previous methods of table construction took time O ( n ln n ). The method p...
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Dec 1 1992 |
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Do Parallel Languages Respond to the Needs of Scientific Programmers?
Bergmark D., Pancake C. Computer 23(12): 13-23, 1990. Type: Article
In answer to the question this paper’s title poses, No--the situation is a mess (a system of problems) [1]. The paper starts the research approach--analyze the mess, identifying its parts and interconnection...
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Jan 1 1992 |
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Simulation methodology for statisticians, operations analysts, and engineers: vol. 1
Lewis P., Orav E., Wadsworth Publ. Co., Belmont, CA, 1989. Type: Book (9789780534094508)
The book under review is only part of the apparatus offered by the authors for learning and using simulation. The complete package includes volume 2, which covers advanced topics, and a supplementary Enhanced simulation and statisti...
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Dec 1 1989 |
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Elements of statistical computing: numerical computation
Thisted R., Chapman & Hall, Ltd., London, UK, 1988. Type: Book (9789780412013713)
The purpose of this book is to describe the current state of the art in a number of branches of statistical computing....
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Aug 1 1989 |
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Elementary statistics for IBM PCs
Moffat D., Prentice-Hall, Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ, 1988. Type: Book (9789780132600507)
This book is a better than average but otherwise reasonably typical example of the vast subprofessional literature that has sprung up to cater to the needs of the legion who have bought personal computers and now wonder what to do with...
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Mar 1 1989 |
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Nonlinear parameter estimation: an integrated system in BASIC
Nash J., Walker-Smith M., Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, NY, 1987. Type: Book (9789780824778194)
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Jan 1 1989 |
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Multivariate statistical simulation
Johnson M., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, NY, 1987. Type: Book (9789780471822905)
Multivariate Statistical Simulation concerns the computer generation of multivariate probability distributions. Generation is used in a broader context than solely algorithm development. An important aspect of generating multiva...
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Dec 1 1987 |
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An automated office for the laboratory scientist
Hennessy A., Roberts L., Chang Scoggins S. Journal of Microcomputer Applications 9(1): 15-26, 1986. Type: Article
This is an interesting and readable account of an attempt to “automate” the laboratory scientist’s notebook using the technology of the microcomputer and the spreadsheet. Fully implemented, it should indee...
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Jul 1 1987 |
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The P2 algorithm for dynamic calculation of quantiles and histograms without storing observations
Jain R. (ed), Chlamtac I. (ed) Communications of the ACM 28(10): 1076-1085, 1985. Type: Article
A heuristic algorithm is proposed for dynamic calculation of the median and other quantiles. . . . [T]he algorithm has a very small and fixed storage requirement regardless of the number of observations. . . . The algorithm is further ...
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Mar 1 1986 |
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Elements of simulation
Morgan B., Chapman & Hall, Ltd., London, UK, 1984. Type: Book (9789780412245909)
This book would be more accurately titled “Elements of Simulation for Statisticians.” For a statistician, simulation is largely a matter of generating a random sample from any of a wide range of statistical distribu...
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Dec 1 1985 |
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