How to use statistical tools for component tolerance analysis. A look at methods such as Monte Carlo and Gaussian distribution. Simulating a dc-dc converter in LTspice to model closed-loop voltage ...

The Inverse Sampling Method can expand the capability of tools, such as Excel and Spice, into performing user-defined statistical simulations. Not all Spice versions perform Monte Carlo simulations.

Tolerance analysis is an essential discipline in mechanical design and production, ensuring that variations stemming from manufacturing processes do not impede the functionality or reliability of ...

Vector computers provide a new tool for management scientists. The application of that tool requires thinking in vector mode. This mode is examined in the context of Monte Carlo experiments with ...

An increasing demand for reducing cost and time effort of the design process via improved CAE (ComputerAided Engineer) tools and methods has characterized the automotive industry over the past two ...

Robert Stammer, CFA, is the former director of investor engagement at CFA Institute and writes on thought leadership in the investment management industry. Charlene Rhinehart is a CPA , CFE, chair of ...

Journal of Financial Education, Vol. 40, No. 1/2 (SPRING/SUMMER 2014), pp. 94-114 (21 pages) There is a lack of coverage of an application of Monte Carlo simulation in capital budgeting in ...