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In this paper, we consider the problem of statistical validation of multivariate stationary response simulation and analytic stochastic models of observed systems (say, transportation or service systems), which have p response variables. The problem is reduced to testing the equality of the mean vectors for two multivariate normal populations. Without assuming equality of the covariance matrices, it is referred to as the Behrens–Fisher problem. The main purpose of this paper is to bring to the attention of applied researchers the satisfactory tests that can be used for testing the equality of two normal mean vectors when the population covariance matrices are unknown and arbitrary. To illustrate the proposed statistical techniques, application examples are given.
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Nechval, N., Nechval, K., Danovich, V., Ribakova, N. (2014). Statistical Techniques for Validation of Simulation and Analytic Stochastic Models. In: Sericola, B., Telek, M., Horváth, G. (eds) Analytical and Stochastic Modeling Techniques and Applications. ASMTA 2014. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 8499. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08219-6_11
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