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WSC
2004
13 years 9 months ago
Permuted Weighted Area Estimators
Calvin and Nakayama previously introduced permuting as a way of improving existing standardized time series methods. The basic idea is to split a simulated sample path into nonove...
James M. Calvin, Marvin K. Nakayama
WSC
2004
13 years 9 months ago
Simulation Output Analysis Based on Excursions
We consider the steady state output analysis problem for a process that satisfies a functional central limit theorem. We construct asymptotically valid confidence intervals for th...
James M. Calvin
WSC
2004
13 years 9 months ago
Monte Carlo Methods for American Options
We review the basic properties of American options and the difficulties of applying Monte Carlo valuation to American options. Recent progress on the Least Squares Monte Carlo (LS...
Russel E. Caflisch, Suneal Chaudhary
WSC
2004
13 years 9 months ago
Simulation, a Framework for Analysing SME Supply Chains
The following paper briefly presents the formulation and development of a case study supply chain simulation model as developed for an industrial company. The case study company i...
P. J. Byrne, Cathal Heavey
WSC
2004
13 years 9 months ago
Joint Modeling and Analysis Using XMSF Web Services
This paper describes the creation of a new analytical modeling capability by bringing together the Naval Simulation System (NSS) for sea strike and COMBATXXI for littoral and land...
Arnold H. Buss, John Ruck
WSC
2004
13 years 9 months ago
The Potential Coupling Interface: Metadata for Model Coupling
Model coupling is a nontrivial task that is not adequately supported in existing frameworks. Our long term goal is to support the fast-prototyping of model couplings, enabling sci...
Tom Bulatewicz, Janice E. Cuny, Maureen Warman
WSC
2004
13 years 9 months ago
An Automatic Distributed Simulation Environment
Developing a sequential simulation program is not an easy task. Developing a distributed simulation program is harder than a sequential one because it is necessary to deal with ma...
Sarita Mazzini Bruschi, Regina Helena Carlucci San...
WSC
2004
13 years 9 months ago
Exact Simulation of Option Greeks under Stochastic Volatility and Jump Diffusion Models
This paper derives Monte Carlo simulation estimators to compute option price derivatives, i.e., the `Greeks,' under Heston's stochastic volatility model and some variant...
Mark Broadie, Özgür Kaya
WSC
2004
13 years 9 months ago
Poly-Functional Intelligent Agents for Computer Generated Forces
The authors present the requirement definition and methodological approach for developing a new generation of Computer Generated Forces (CGF) based on Intelligent Agents. The anal...
Matteo Brandolini, Attilio Rocca, Agostino G. Bruz...
WSC
2004
13 years 9 months ago
Global Likelihood Optimization Via the Cross-Entropy Method, with an Application to Mixture Models
Global likelihood maximization is an important aspect of many statistical analyses. Often the likelihood function is highly multi-extremal. This presents a significant challenge t...
Zdravko I. Botev, Dirk P. Kroese