BASIC TECHNIQUES AND EXAMPLES OF COMPUTER SIMULATION.

This paper provides the basic tools to simulate a random normal process on a digital computer. The usefulness of this technique is illustrated by two examples that involve concrete strength specifications. The first deals with the determination of the best sampling plan for a quality-assurance testing program, and the second illustrates the simulation of a statistical acceptance procedure with a reduced pay schedule. Several FORTRAN subroutines are described for generating both uniform and normal random numbers, sorting a data array, selecting a random sample, calculating statistical parameters, and printing a historgram.