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A note on the use of multiple comparison scenario techniques in education and practice

A note on the use of multiple comparison scenario techniques in education and practice
A note on the use of multiple comparison scenario techniques in education and practice
Our main aim in this paper is to highlight current practice and education in multiple scenario comparison within DES experimentation and to illustrate the possible benefits of employing false discovery rate (FDR) control as opposed to strict family-wise error rate (FWER) control when comparing large numbers of DES experimentation scenarios in an exploratory manner. We present the results of a small survey into the current practice of scenario analysis by simulation practitioners and academics. Although the survey was small, the results indicated that the range of scenarios used in DES studies may prohibit the use of FWER control methods such as the Bonferroni Correction referred to in DES textbooks. Furthermore, 80% of our sample were not familiar with multiple comparison control. We provide a practical example of the FDR in action and argue that it is preferable to employ FDR instead of no multiple comparison control in exploratory style studies
978-1-4577-2108-3
3899-3909
Hoad, Kathryn A.
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Monks, Thomas
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Hoad, Kathryn A.
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Monks, Thomas
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Hoad, Kathryn A. and Monks, Thomas (2011) A note on the use of multiple comparison scenario techniques in education and practice. Winter Simulation Conference 2011, Phoenix, United States. 11 - 14 Dec 2011. pp. 3899-3909 . (doi:10.1109/WSC.2011.6148081).

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Our main aim in this paper is to highlight current practice and education in multiple scenario comparison within DES experimentation and to illustrate the possible benefits of employing false discovery rate (FDR) control as opposed to strict family-wise error rate (FWER) control when comparing large numbers of DES experimentation scenarios in an exploratory manner. We present the results of a small survey into the current practice of scenario analysis by simulation practitioners and academics. Although the survey was small, the results indicated that the range of scenarios used in DES studies may prohibit the use of FWER control methods such as the Bonferroni Correction referred to in DES textbooks. Furthermore, 80% of our sample were not familiar with multiple comparison control. We provide a practical example of the FDR in action and argue that it is preferable to employ FDR instead of no multiple comparison control in exploratory style studies

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Published date: December 2011
Venue - Dates: Winter Simulation Conference 2011, Phoenix, United States, 2011-12-11 - 2011-12-14
Organisations: Faculty of Health Sciences

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Local EPrints ID: 367147
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/367147
ISBN: 978-1-4577-2108-3
PURE UUID: 6e7ba045-3374-42c0-a732-88bb9df00fce
ORCID for Thomas Monks: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-2631-4481

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Author: Kathryn A. Hoad
Author: Thomas Monks ORCID iD

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