simulation and modeling *Discrete random variables *Continuous random variables *Mathematical expectation and variance of a random variable *Examples of random variables in queuing systems, inventory systems, reliability problems *Examples of theoretical distributions *Exponential and Poison distributions *Empirical distributions - continuous - discrete *Analysis of simulation results: - observation data and time-dependent data - terminating systems: - point and interval estimation of a mathematical expectation - comparison of alternative designs *Validation of simulation models (topic for individual learning)

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