The Cross-Entropy Method for Network Reliability Estimation

Statistical Theory of Reliability and Life Testing-Probability Models

Donald R. Smith, Richard E. Barlow, Frank Proschan · Technometrics · 1977 · 3.7K citations

Natural Sciences, Mathematics, Probability Theory +14

A Tutorial on the Cross-Entropy Method

Pieter-Tjerk de Boer, Dirk P. Kroese, Shie Mannor et al. · Annals of Operations Research · 2005 · 3K citations · Full text

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Negative Association of Random Variables with Applications

Kumar Joag‐Dev, Frank Proschan · The Annals of Statistics · 1983 · 1.5K citations

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Association of Random Variables, with Applications

J. D. Esary, Frank Proschan, David W. Walkup · The Annals of Mathematical Statistics · 1967 · 1.3K citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Biostatistics, Decision Theory +5

The Cross-Entropy Method for Combinatorial and Continuous Optimization

Reuven Y. Rubinstein · Methodology And Computing In Applied Probability · 1999 · 903 citations

Natural Sciences, Computer Science, Mathematics +12