Performance evaluation of computer and communication systems. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Jean-Yves Le Boudec.
• Authors: Le Boudec, Jean-Yves, 1958-
• Contents: Methodology; What is Performance Evaluation ?; Factors; Evaluation Methods; The Scientific Method; Performance Patterns Summarizing Performance Data, Confidence Intervals; Summarized Performance Data; Confidence Intervals; The Independence Assumption; Prediction Interval; Which Summarization To Use?; Other Aspects of Confidence/Prediction Intervals; Proofs Model Fitting ; Model Fitting Criteria; Linear Regression; Linear Regression with Norm Minimization; Choosing a Distribution; Heavy Tail; Proofs Tests; The Neyman Pearson Framework; Likelihood Ratio Tests; ANOVA; Asymptotic Results; Other Tests; Proofs Forecasting; What is Forecasting ?; Linear Regression; The Overfitting Problem; Differencing the Data; Fitting Differenced Data to an ARMA Model; Sparse ARMA and ARIMA Models; Proofs Discrete Event Simulation; What is a Simulation?; Simulation Tehniques; Computing the Accuracy of Stochastic Simulations; Monte Carlo Simulation; Random Number Generators; How to Sample from a Distribution; Importance Sampling; Proofs; Palm Calculus, or the Importance of the Viewpoint ; An Informal Introduction; Palm Calculus; Other Useful Palm Calculus Results; Simulation Defined as Stochastic Recurrence; Application to Markov Chain Models and the PASTA Property; Appendix: Quick Review of Markov Chains; Proofs; Review Questions Queuing Theory for Those Who Cannot Wait; Deterministic Analysis; Operational Laws For Queuing Systems; Classical Results for a Single Queue; Definitions for Queuing Networks; The Product-Form Theorem Computational Aspects; What This Tells Us; Mathematical Details About Product-Form Queuing Networks; Case Study Proofs Each chapter concludes with a Review that includes review questions. ;
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Lausanne : EPFL Press
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 004.24; Computer systems -- Evaluation
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781439849934
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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