A new perspective on batched quantile estimation

  • Authors:
  • Christos Alexopoulos;David Goldsman;James R. Wilson

  • Affiliations:
  • Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA;Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA;North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the Winter Simulation Conference
  • Year:
  • 2012

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Abstract

We study asymptotically valid confidence intervals (CIs) for steady-state quantiles computed from nonoverlapping batches. Asymptotic validity of the CIs is established under conditions that are weaker and more easily verifiable than the usual mixing assumptions. The performance of the CIs is evaluated with a preliminary experimental study. These results form the basis for developing fully sequential procedures that yield CI estimators of steady-state quantiles with user-specified absolute or relative precision.