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This complete reference to the field for researchers and professionals includes methods to measure size and maturity; the judgement and interpretation of recorded data; evaluations of influences on growth and the significance of abnormal growth. It is an essential source of information for pediatricians, human biologists, health workers, nutritionists, epidemiologists and others responsible for the health and welfare of children.
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Design and Analysis of Simulation Experiments (DASE) focuses on statistical methods for discrete-event simulation (such as queuing and inventory simulations). In addition, the book discusses DASE for deterministic simulation (such as engineering and physics simulations). The text presents both classic and modern statistical designs. Classic designs (e.g., fractional factorials) assume only a few factors with a few values per factor. The resulting input/output data of the simulation experiment are analyzed through low-order polynomials, which are linear regression (meta) models. Modern designs allow many more factors, possible with many values per factor. These designs include group screening (e.g., Sequential Bifurcation, SB) and space filling designs (e.g., Latin Hypercube Sampling, LHS). The data resulting from these modern designs may be analyzed through low-order polynomials for group screening and various metamodel types (e.g., Kriging) for LHS.
Design and Analysis of Simulation Experiments is an authoritative textbook and reference work for researchers, graduate students, and technical practitioners in simulation. Basic knowledge of simulation and mathematical statistics are expected; however, the book does summarize these basics, for the readers' convenience. In addition, the book provides relatively simple solutions for (a) selecting problems to simulate, (b) how to analyze the resulting data from simulation, and (c) computationally challenging simulation problems.
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This is a NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA report procured by the Pentagon and made available for public release. It has been reproduced in the best form available to the Pentagon. It is not spiral-bound, but rather assembled with Velobinding in a soft, white linen cover. The Storming Media report number is A823953. The abstract provided by the Pentagon follows: This thesis presents a simulation metamodel that is used to determine initial rotable pool inventories for F404-GE-400 engine modules onboard a deployed aircraft carrier. Millions of dollars can be saved annually by following the metamodel recommendations for changes and reductions in inventories, while at the same time maximizing F/A-18 squadron operational availability. Managers and leaders in the naval aviation and supply communities should use the metamodel as a tool to modify F404 engine module inventory allowance requirements. The metamodel is valid and provides a real means to address the problem of optimizing module inventory levels with operational availability that before would have been overwhelming and impossible to tackle fully. With the power of today's personal computers, combined with sophisticated simulation programs, simulating the F404 engine module repair process at the afloat Aviation Intermediate Maintenance Depot (AIMD) level is accomplishable. The simulation model is developed from real maintenance and usage data and provides a detailed and accurate representation of the repair process. The results of this thesis can be generalized and applied to a wide family of weapon systems. As military leaders struggle more and more with balancing readiness and limited funds, the metamodel presented in this thesis offers a visible decision- support tool.
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Researchers develop simulation models that emulate real-world situations. While these simulation models are simpler than the real situation, they are still quite complex and time consuming to develop. It is at this point that metamodeling can be used to help build a simulation study based on a complex model. A metamodel is a simpler, analytical model, auxiliary to the simulation model, which is used to better understand the more complex model, to test hypotheses about it, and provide a framework for improving the simulation study. The use of metamodels allows the researcher to work with a set of mathematical functions and analytical techniques to test simulations without the costly running and re-running of complex computer programs. In addition, metamodels have other advantages, and as a result they are being used in a variety of ways: model simplification, optimization, model interpretation, generalization to other models of similar systems, efficient sensitivity analysis, and the use of the metamodel's mathematical functions to answer questions about different variables within a simulation study.
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Metamodels are used in many disciplines to replace simulation models of complex multivariate systems. To discover metamodels 'quality-of-fit' for simulation, simple information returned by average-based statistics, such as root-mean-square error RMSE, are often used. The sample of points used in determining these averages is restricted in size, especially for simulation models of complex multivariate systems. Obviously, decisions made based on average values can be misleading when the sample size is not adequate, and contributions made by each individual data point in such samples need to be examined. This paper presents methods that can be used to discover metamodels quality-of-fit graphically by means of two-dimensional plots. Three plot types are presented; these are the so-called circle plots, marksman plots, and ordinal plots. Such plots can be used to facilitate visual inspection of the effect on metamodel accuracy of each individual point in the data sample used for metamodel validation. The proposed methods can be used to complement quantitative validation statistics; in particular, for situations where there is not enough validation data or the validation data is too expensive to generate.
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From the author: A simulation experiment is frequently performed to estimate a metamodel, which is a functional relationship between the mean response of the simulation model and a set of simulation inputs. Several strategies have been proposed to increase the accuracy of estimation by inducing a desired correlation structure among the responses. Hussey, Myers, and Houck proposed a multiple-blocks strategy to the first-order linear metamodel in [2.sup.k] factohal designs. The limitation of their strategy is a lack of interaction terms. We extend the multiple-blocks strategy to a general class of linear metamodels in [2.sup.k] factorial designs.
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Title: An extension of the multiple-blocks on estimating simulation metamodels.
Author: Wheyming Tina Song
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IIE Transactions (Refereed)
Date: June 1, 1996
Publisher: Institute of Industrial Engineers, Inc. (IIE)
Volume: v28
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Title: A pseudo-random number assignment strategy for the estimation of quadratic metamodels.
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Date: July 1, 2005
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Volume: 37
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This digital document is a journal article from International Journal of Production Economics, published by Elsevier in 2004. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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This study concerns a particular type of automated manufacturing system, composed of parallel machines sharing a material handling resource often encountered in practice. For the company, with which we work, these expensive systems are frequently the bottleneck of the global plant, so that designers are interested in continuously improving them. In this respect, the important factors and the consequences on the average system utilization, if certain factors change, are pointed out and quantified, through regression metamodeling of a stochastic simulation model. The metamodel developed provides the decision-makers and the designers with useful insight into these systems. For example, it highlights that the material handling resource speed and acceleration value were quite not as influent on the performance measure as expected by the experts.
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In a multi-product batch production environment, managers and engineers must have a robust understanding of the impact of both operational and environmental variables and their interactions on process throughput. This insight is never more important than when a new facility is designed and built. In this study of a particular company in the specialty chemicals industry, a general simulation metamodel was developed in order to understand better how plant design parameters could be optimized in order to maximize plant throughput under certain environmental conditions and with certain asset investment constraints. The simulation metamodel developed is essentially a deterministic, analytical representation of a detailed, discrete-event, stochastic simulation model that was previously developed and validated to study operational and scheduling issues. The development of the simulation metamodel for plant design, as a function of capacity and throughput, is described in this paper. This study exemplifies the application of detailed, discrete-event, stochastic simulation models to derive deterministic, analytical response surface representations for purposes of plant design and throughput analysis in the process industries.
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This paper investigates the use of Kriging in random simulation when the simulation output variances are not constant. Kriging gives a response surface or metamodel that can be used for interpolation. Because Ordinary Kriging assumes constant variances, this paper also applies Detrended Kriging to estimate a non-constant signal function, and then standardizes the residual noise through the heterogeneous variances estimated from replicated simulation runs. Numerical examples, however, suggest that Ordinary Kriging is a robust interpolation method.
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The ultimate single-volume reference guide to Greek and Roman mythology
An ideal resource for students, teachers, librarians, writers, and readers of great literature, the Meridian Handbook has set the standard for over three decades as the classic guide to the myths of Greece and Rome. From Athena to Zeus, Abantes to Zninthe, the epic heroes and gods who inhabit the pantheon of great literature are covered in fascinating detail. Complete stories and short identifications of characters, events, place names, and constellations are included. For a fuller perspective of the mythological realm, there are maps of the classical world and genealogical charts of the great royal lines. Comprehensive and accessible, the Meridian Handbook is an indispensable aid to understanding and enjoying mythology.
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The Best Guide to Classical Myths .......2005-05-06
This is the best handbook of Classical Mythology I've ever encountered. It contains hundreds of entries of names (was anyone left out?), all in alphabetical order, of major and minor characters of the Greek and Roman myths. A very full account of each entry is given, including variants of many of the stories. Also included is a pronunciation index for most of the names listed. This is a tremendous resource for students and teachers alike. A great reference work.
Ian Myles Slater on A Fine Book Under Any Title.......2003-10-02
Edward Tripp's encyclopedic survey of Greek and Roman myths was originally published in hardcover 1970, in the United States by the Thomas Y. Crowell Co. as "Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology," with a simultaneous Canadian edition, and in Britain by Barker as just "The Handbook of ...". It was reissued as a trade paperback under the New American Library's Meridian imprint under title "Meridian Handbook" in 1974, and continued to be reprinted under this title, as the publishing industry was reshuffled, into the 1990s. So far as I can determine, the various editions are identical, so anyone looking for a copy can probably follow availability and price.
It now seems to be out of print, under any of the various titles, which is a shame. It is somewhat more comprehensive and generally easier to use than Kerenyi's admirable "Gods of the Greeks" and "Heroes of the Greeks," and far more reliable than Robert Graves' idiosyncratic and erratic "The Greek Myths." (One can hope for a future reprinting -- perhaps as "Tripp's Handbook..."?).
With its comprehensive coverage, and general preference for literary data over interpretation, Tripp's "Handbook" can serve as either a first-rate introduction or a convenient reference book, depending on a reader's needs and level of knowledge. A "pronouncing index" helpfully distinguishes traditional English pronunciations of names from currently favored approximations of the original Greek and Latin.
Tripp's dictionary-style arrangement of the material is easy to follow, the articles are usefully cross-referenced, and the sources in classical texts are carefully noted. The length of the article usually corresponds well to the prominence of the god or hero, but some relatively minor figures get the space needed to sort out contradictory reports. Most of the relevant classical writers get their own articles as well -- although it is often a good idea to look at the corresponding entry in Lillian Feder's "Handbook of Classical Literature" (also once published as "Crowell's Handbook...," and again as a "Meridian Handbook..." in paperback, and recently reprinted by Da Capo), for more specialized information in a similar format.
The Best Myth Dictionary Out There.......1999-07-30
The entries in this book are written far more clearer than in Grimal's myth dictionary. In fact I have enjoyed it more than the works of Edith Hamilton. This is a must have for any budding mythologist.
An indespensible reference for anyone reading English lit........1998-09-24
I'm delighted to find that THE MERIDIAN HANDBOOK OF CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY is still available. My 1970 copy has served me well over the years, both as a student and as a committed reader of liturature. My seventh-grade daughter is now using my old copy. It won't survive the year. Thus, I'm pleased to find it has been reprinted. The book is arranged like a dictionary. Every name in Greek and Roman literature is listed and an identifying discussion provided. Mr. Tripp sources the entries so the curious reader can look further. The print is small. Some readers may want to use a magnifying glass.
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