Batch size effects on the efficiency of control variates in simulation

Barry L. Nelson*

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Abstract

This paper considers the combined use of control variates and batching for estimating the steady-state mean of an infinite-horizon process via simulation. Properties of the point and interval estimators from such a procedure are derived as functions of the number of batches and the number of control variates when the total sample size is fixed.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)184-196
Number of pages13
JournalEuropean Journal of Operational Research
Volume43
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 27 1989

Funding

* This research was partially supported by a Seed Grant from the Office of Research and Graduate Studies, The Ohio State University.

Keywords

  • Simulation
  • multivariate statistics
  • regression

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Computer Science
  • Modeling and Simulation
  • Management Science and Operations Research
  • Information Systems and Management

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