STAT 461
Statistical Simulation
Winter 2026
Topics
- Probability review and random-number generation
- Generating discrete and continuous random variables
- Discrete-event simulation
- Statistical analysis of simulated data
- Monte Carlo estimation
- Variance-reduction methods
- Simulation of stochastic systems
Readings
- Listed textbook (requirement not stated): Sheldon M. Ross. Simulation, 6th edition. Academic Press.
Summer 2025 · STAT 461
Readings
- Simulation, 5th Edition, by Sheldon M. Ross (Academic Press).
Winter 2025 · STAT 461
Readings
- Simulation, 5th Edition, by Sheldon M. Ross (Academic Press).
Summer 2024 · STAT 461
Readings
- Simulation, 6th Edition, by Sheldon M. Ross (Academic Press).
Winter 2024 · STAT 461
Readings
- Simulation, 5th Edition, by Sheldon M. Ross (Academic Press).
Winter 2024 · STAT 461
Readings
- Simulation, 5th Edition, by Sheldon M. Ross (Academic Press).
Summer 2023 · STAT 461
Readings
- Simulation, 6th Edition, by Sheldon M. Ross (Academic Press).
Winter 2023 · STAT 461
Readings
- Sheldon M. Ross, Simulation, 5th edition, Academic Press; 6th edition also available as a reference.
Winter 2023 · STAT 461
Readings
- Sheldon M. Ross, Simulation, 5th edition, Academic Press; 6th edition also available as a reference.
Summer 2022 · STAT 461
Readings
- Simulation, 5th Edition, by Sheldon M. Ross (Academic Press).
Winter 2022 · STAT 461
Readings
- Simulation, 5th Edition, by Sheldon M. Ross (Academic Press).
Winter 2022 · STAT 461
Readings
- Simulation, 5th Edition, by Sheldon M. Ross (Academic Press).
Summer 2021 · STAT 461
Readings
- Simulation, 5th Edition, by Sheldon M. Ross (Academic Press).
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
- Syllabus or course outline ↗Winter 2026
- Historical course outline ↗Summer 2025
- Historical course outline ↗Winter 2025
- Historical course outline ↗Summer 2024
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- Historical course outline ↗Summer 2023
- Historical course outline ↗Winter 2023
- Historical course outline ↗Winter 2023
- Historical course outline ↗Summer 2022
- Historical course outline ↗Winter 2022
- Historical course outline ↗Winter 2022
- Historical course outline ↗Summer 2021
- Winter 2026 outline. Course header explicitly lists STAT 461, MAST 729, MAST 881.
- Historical source. Generic Textbook/References headings remain requirement-unspecified. Bibliographic editions and years are retained as printed; source inconsistencies may remain. Automated extraction with conservative filtering; distinct bibliography strings screened for false positives; entire syllabus not manually reviewed.
- Historical source. Generic Textbook/References headings remain requirement-unspecified. Bibliographic editions and years are retained as printed; source inconsistencies may remain. Automated extraction with conservative filtering; distinct bibliography strings screened for false positives; entire syllabus not manually reviewed.
- Historical source. Generic Textbook/References headings remain requirement-unspecified. Bibliographic editions and years are retained as printed; source inconsistencies may remain. Automated extraction with conservative filtering; distinct bibliography strings screened for false positives; entire syllabus not manually reviewed.
- Historical source. Generic Textbook/References headings remain requirement-unspecified. Bibliographic editions and years are retained as printed; source inconsistencies may remain. Automated extraction with conservative filtering; distinct bibliography strings screened for false positives; entire syllabus not manually reviewed.
- Historical source. Generic Textbook/References headings remain requirement-unspecified. Bibliographic editions and years are retained as printed; source inconsistencies may remain. Automated extraction with conservative filtering; distinct bibliography strings screened for false positives; entire syllabus not manually reviewed.
- Historical source. Generic Textbook/References headings remain requirement-unspecified. Bibliographic editions and years are retained as printed; source inconsistencies may remain. Automated extraction with conservative filtering; distinct bibliography strings screened for false positives; entire syllabus not manually reviewed.
- Historical source. Generic Textbook/References headings remain requirement-unspecified. Bibliographic editions and years are retained as printed; source inconsistencies may remain. Automated extraction with conservative filtering; distinct bibliography strings screened for false positives; entire syllabus not manually reviewed.
- Historical source. Generic Textbook/References headings remain requirement-unspecified. Bibliographic editions and years are retained as printed; source inconsistencies may remain. Automated extraction with conservative filtering; distinct bibliography strings screened for false positives; entire syllabus not manually reviewed.
- Historical source. Generic Textbook/References headings remain requirement-unspecified. Bibliographic editions and years are retained as printed; source inconsistencies may remain. Automated extraction with conservative filtering; distinct bibliography strings screened for false positives; entire syllabus not manually reviewed.
- Historical source. Generic Textbook/References headings remain requirement-unspecified. Bibliographic editions and years are retained as printed; source inconsistencies may remain. Automated extraction with conservative filtering; distinct bibliography strings screened for false positives; entire syllabus not manually reviewed.
- Historical source. Generic Textbook/References headings remain requirement-unspecified. Bibliographic editions and years are retained as printed; source inconsistencies may remain. Automated extraction with conservative filtering; distinct bibliography strings screened for false positives; entire syllabus not manually reviewed.
- Historical source. Generic Textbook/References headings remain requirement-unspecified. Bibliographic editions and years are retained as printed; source inconsistencies may remain. Automated extraction with conservative filtering; distinct bibliography strings screened for false positives; entire syllabus not manually reviewed.