Detecting Initialization Bias in Simulation Output
- 1 June 1982
- journal article
- Published by Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) in Operations Research
- Vol. 30 (3) , 569-590
- https://doi.org/10.1287/opre.30.3.569
Abstract
A general approach to testing for initialization bias in the mean of a simulation output series is presented. The output is transformed into a standardized test sequence that can be contrasted with a known limiting stochastic process. This transformation requires very little computation and the asymptotic theory is applicable to a wide variety of simulations. An initialization bias test is developed and several examples of its application are presented.Keywords
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