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Summary: still a valuable book
Review: Stochastic simulation techniques have been heavily used in many areas of computation, including physics, material science, and most recently in computational statistics. The basis is, however, the ability to generate pseudo random numbers based on deterministic systems. The theory of chaos, about generating randomness series from deterministic recursion, obviously underlies the guiding principle in such exercises. Prof. Ripley discusses many of the important issues of how to generate random numbers based on many well-known generators and some of the pitfalls.
He then discusses the important issue of how to do goodness of fit test. Applications to many well-known statistical and probabilitic problems are then discussed. The book also discusses the now widely developed area of simulating multivariate distribution using Markov chain method. Professor Ripley has an excellent writing style of going at the heart of a complex problem and a mastery so that this complex subject becomes simpler and clearer under his hand. Though quite a few books on stochastic simulation, especially Markov chain Monte Carlo, have appeared after this book is published, it is still original in its coverage in many of the basic issues in simulation. So Stochastic Simulation still remains a valuable reference and indispensable guide to this vastly important and rapidly growing area.
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Summary: digital production, poor quality
Review: This is a classic book on computer simulation, well read and cited. I read it before and bought a copy from Amazon for reference. However, the copy I bought was electronically reproduced. Although legible, it is a produt of poor quality, especially at [the price] for 237 pages.Compared with other books on the same topic, this book discussed dangers of poor random number generators in great detail, perhaps in an exaggerated way. In sum, the scientific content is excellent, but the production is poor.
Rating:
Summary: digital production, poor quality
Review: This is a classic book on computer simulation, well read and cited. I read it before and bought a copy from Amazon for reference. However, the copy I bought was electronically reproduced. Although legible, it is a produt of poor quality, especially at [the price] for 237 pages. Compared with other books on the same topic, this book discussed dangers of poor random number generators in great detail, perhaps in an exaggerated way. In sum, the scientific content is excellent, but the production is poor.
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