A concise history of simulation output analysis

Abstract

This paper offers a concise history of simulation output statistical analysis during the last six decades. Given the space limitations and historical perspective, we focus on the creation of the main concepts and methodologies that shaped the area, and proceed with a brief description of their developmental stages. We direct most of our attention to mean and quantile estimation, especially for steady-state simulations, since the bulk of the literature has been in this area, but briefly mention other topics like density estimation.