Recent developments in input modeling with Bézier distributions

MAF Wagner, JR Wilson - Proceedings of the 28th conference on Winter …, 1996 - dl.acm.org
MAF Wagner, JR Wilson
Proceedings of the 28th conference on Winter simulation, 1996dl.acm.org
New methods are presented for estimating univariate and bivariate Bezier distributions. A
likelihood ratio test is used to estimate the number of control points for a univariate Bezier
distribution fitted to sample data. To estimate the control points of a bivariate Bezier
distribution with fixed marginals based on either sample data or subjective information about
the joint dependency structure, a linear-programming approach is formulated. These
methods are implemented in the Windows-based software system called PRIME …
New methods are presented for estimating univariate and bivariate Bezier distributions. A likelihood ratio test is used to estimate the number of control points for a univariate Bezier distribution fitted to sample data. To estimate the control points of a bivariate Bezier distribution with fixed marginals based on either sample data or subjective information about the joint dependency structure, a linear-programming approach is formulated. These methods are implemented in the Windows-based software system called PRIME-PRobabilistic Input Modeling Environment. Several examples illustrate the application of these estimation procedures.
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