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An Overview of Monte Carlo Methods

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Monte Carlo (MC) methods are a subset of computational algorithms that use the process of repeated random sampling to make numerical estimations of unknown parameters. They allow for the modeling of…

Monte Carlo Methods and Simulations explained in real-life: modeling insomnia

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Monte Carlo Methods is a group of algorithms that simulate the behavior of a complex system, or probabilistic phenomena, using inferential statistics.

Monte Carlo Methods Decoded

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The Basics Imagine you have a big, mysterious jar full of different-colored marbles. There is one problem: you can’t see inside it to count how many of each color there are. You want to know which col...

Monte Carlo Simulation — a practical guide

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Monte Carlo Simulation (or Method) is a probabilistic numerical technique used to estimate the outcome of a given, uncertain (stochastic) process. This means it’s a method for simulating events that…

Just Keep Guessing: The Power of the Monte Carlo Method

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The Monte Carlo method is an incredibly powerful tool used in a wide variety of fields. From mathematics to science to finance, the Monte Carlo method can be used to solve a variety of unique and…

Monte Carlo Method Explained

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In this post, I will introduce, explain and implement the Monte Carlo method to you. This method of simulation is one of my favourites because of its simplicity and yet it’s a refined method to…

Probability Learning: Monte Carlo Methods

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Hello again friends! Welcome to Probability Learning! In this post we will see what Monte Carlo methods are, their different use cases, and how they are applied in the real world. Lets get to it! You…...

Monte Carlo Methods for Solving Reinforcement Learning Problems

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Due to not using a model, MC methods are unbiased. They are conceptually simple and easy to understand, but exhibit a high variance and cannot be solved in iterative fashion (bootstrapping). As mentio...

Monte Carlo Simulation in 3 Minutes

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Monte Carlo simulations are a computational method used to assign probabilities to events that would otherwise be difficult or impossible to mathematically calculate. Since these simulations involve…

Monte Carlo Without the Math

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Monte Carlo simulations are extremely common methods in the world of data science and analytics. They can be used for everything from business process optimization to physics simulation…

A Gentle Introduction to Monte Carlo Sampling for Probability

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Monte Carlo methods are a class of techniques for randomly sampling a probability distribution. There are many problem domains where describing or estimating the probability distribution is relatively...

Monte Carlo Learning

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In this article I will cover Monte Carlo Method of reinforcement learning. I have briefly covered Dynamic programming (Value Iteration and Policy Iteration) method in earlier article. In Dynamic…