Evans, James R.  1950- <br/><br/>
Introduction to simulation and risk analysis / 
James R. Evans, David L. Olson. 
 - Upper Saddle River, N.J. :  Prentice Hall,  c1998. 
 - xvii, 279 p. :  ill. ;  26 cm. +  1 computer optical disc (4 3/4 in.) 
<br/><br/> Microsoft Excel is used throughout the book and the Excel add-in, Crystal Ball, is introduced as an alternative.  A student version of the Crystal Ball software is included with this book. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and indexes. 
<br/><br/>Crystal Ball Software and Excel Example Files -- Ch. 1. Introduction to Simulation -- Ch. 2. Simulation on Spreadsheets -- Ch. 3. Probability and Statistics in Simulation -- Ch. 4. Risk Analysis Using Crystal Ball -- Ch. 5. Applications of Risk Analysis -- Ch. 6. Building System Simulation Models -- Ch. 7. Event-Driven Simulation, Continuous Simulation Modeling, and Commercial Software -- Ch. 8. Output Analysis and Experimentation for Systems Simulation -- Ch. 9. Applications of Systems Simulation -- App. A. Normal Distribution -- App. B. t Distribution -- App. C. Chi-Square Limits -- App. D. Kolmogorov-Smirnov Limits. 
<br/><br/><br/>System requirements for accompanying computer optical disc: IBM-compatible PC; Microsoft Excel version 4.0 or later; Windows 3.x, Windows 95, or Windows NT. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0136216080 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Decision making--Computer simulation.<br/>Decision support systems.<br/>Business--Computer simulation.<br/>Electronic spreadsheets.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HD30.213 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>658.4/03/002855369