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Simulation and Modelling

Notes 11.8 Further Readings

Books Balci, O.,(1994), Validation, verification, and testing techniques throughout the
life cycle of a simulation study, Annals of Operations Research, 53: 121–173.
Balci, O., (2001), A methodology for certification of modeling and simulation
applications, ACM Transactions on Modeling and Computer Simulation, 11: 352–
377.

Birta, L.G. and Ozmizrak, N.F., (1996), A knowledge-based approach for the
validation of simulation models: The foundation, ACM Transactions on Modeling
and Computer Simulation, 6: 67–98.
Boehm, B.W., (1979), Software engineering: R&D trends and defense needs, in: P.
Wegner (Ed.), Research Directions in Software Technology, MIT Press, and
Cambridge, MA.
Cellier, F.E., (1986), Combined discrete/continuous system simulation –
application, techniques and tools, in Proceedings of the 1986 Winter Simulation
Conference.
Department of Defense (DoD) Recommended Practices Guide (RPG) for Modeling
and Simulation VV&A, Millennium Edition (available at http://vva.dmso.mil).
General Accounting Office, (1976), Report to the Congress: Ways to improve
management of federally funded computerized models, report LCD-75-111, U.S.
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC.
General Accounting Office, (1979), Guidelines for model evaluation, report PAD-
79-17, U.S. General Accounting Office, Washington, DC.
General Accounting Office, (1987), DOD simulations: Improved assessment
procedures would increase the credibility of results, report GAO/PEMD-88-3,
U.S. General Accounting Office, and Washington, DC.
Ören, T.I., (1981), Concepts and criteria to access acceptability of simulation studies,
Communications of the ACM, 24: 180–189.

Online links http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=76751

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variance_reduction

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