The cross entropy method a unified approach to combinatorial optimization monte carlo simulation and machine learning information science and statistics rubinstein reuven y kroese dirk p isbn 9780387212401 kostenloser versand fur alle bucher mit versand und verkauf duch amazon. The cross entropy ce method is one of the most significant developments in stochastic optimization and simulation in recent years this book explains in detail how and why the ce method works the ce method involves an iterative procedure where each iteration can be broken down into two phases a generate a random data sample trajectories vectors etc according to a specified mechanism . 2006 the cross entropy method a unified approach to combinatorial optimization monte carlo simulation and machine learning technometrics vol 48 no 1 pp . The cross entropy method a unified approach to combinatorial optimisation monte carlo simulation and machine learning author dm hutton. The cross entropy ce method is one of the most significant developments in stochastic optimization and simulation in recent years this book explains in detail how and why the ce method works the ce method involves an iterative procedure where each iteration can be broken down into two phases a generate a random data sample trajectories vectors etc according to a specified mechanism