• DocumentCode
    1622664
  • Title

    Simulation-based estimation of quantiles

  • Author

    Chen, E. Jack ; Kelton, W. David

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Quantitative Anal. & Oper. Manage., Cincinnati Univ., OH, USA
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    1999
  • fDate
    6/21/1905 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    428
  • Abstract
    This paper discusses the implementation of a sequential quantile-estimation algorithm for highly correlated steady-state simulation output. The primary focus is on issues related to computational and storage requirements of order statistics. The algorithm can compute exact sample quantiles and process sample sizes up to several billion without storing and sorting the whole sequence. The algorithm dynamically increases the sample size so that the quantile estimated satisfies a pre-specified precision requirement
  • Keywords
    estimation theory; probability; simulation; statistics; computational requirements; order statistics; sequential quantile-estimation algorithm; simulation-based estimation; steady-state simulation output; storage requirements; Algorithm design and analysis; Analytical models; Computational modeling; Heuristic algorithms; Lifting equipment; Random variables; Robustness; Sorting; Statistics; Steady-state;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Simulation Conference Proceedings, 1999 Winter
  • Conference_Location
    Phoenix, AZ
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-5780-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/WSC.1999.823105
  • Filename
    823105