Yikes! I hope I didn't just add to your spam! 😕 Also, I didn't realize how much more it sells for now! My introduction to Law was through a seminar I attended in Washington DC where I was a consultant. His book was the textbook used in an M&S class I took at George Mason University for my MS in computational statistics. Also, I have used his ExpertFit <http://www.averill-law.com/distribution-fitting/> software to feed stochastic simulations and to characterize output data. Works well.
I agree with this review of the subject book: Law is about as authoritative as you can get for M&S / Operations Research > and systems analysis (ORSA). If you are building a library or need a > comprehensive reference for advanced studies or your analytic work, it is > probably no surprise that this book would be highly recommended. Not > necessarily for the lay person, you need some fundamental skills in > mathematics, statistics, probability etc. to really leverage the > information in this book. I used a previous version in graduate school 20 > years ago and HAD to add this to my work reference library. The book is comprehensive in the math and statistics and design of experiments (DOE). My copy (silver cover) is likely dated [e.g., talks about MODSIM]. But the math hasn't changed. Having said this, I do remember Law as being very *enterprising*, let's say. Still, I was never really spammed or I just forgot or set up filters. Not sure. But, his book was a go-to reference for my work ... I especially used it for variance reduction when comparing alternatives, for example. Good stuff! Like a brain ravaged boxer, makes me want to come out of retirement ... again. 😎 On Fri, May 20, 2016 at 11:19 AM, glen ep ropella <g...@tempusdictum.com> wrote: > On 05/20/2016 10:11 AM, Robert Wall wrote: > > Have you read Averill Law's /Simulation Modeling and Analysis/? Makes a > good reference too. Cheers. > > Not yet. I'm glad to hear you say that. I've been suspicious of Law's > work because I get continual _spam_ from him (or his staff, or publishers > of his work, ... or whoever). In general, I'm a fan of spam. It's > co-evolution up front and personal. But when someone claims to be an > expert in my field, a field that is notoriously horizontal, then not only > makes that claim but _spams_ me on a regular basis, my normally cheery > attitude turns negative. > > But with your recommendation (the 1st I've seen aside from the spam), I'll > take a look. Thanks! > > -- > glen ep ropella ⊥ 971-280-5699 > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com >
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