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<strong>Monte</strong> Carlo<br />

In all the above problems, the goal is to compute µ = E[X] for some<br />

random variable X (that is, it can be written in this form).<br />

<strong>Monte</strong> Carlo simulation (in its basic form) generates n independent<br />

copies <strong>of</strong> X, (X i , 1 ≤ i ≤ n). Then,<br />

◮ ¯Xn = 1 n∑<br />

X i is an approximation (an estimation) <strong>of</strong> µ;<br />

n<br />

◮<br />

i=1<br />

¯X n → µ with probability 1, as n → ∞ (Strong Law <strong>of</strong> Large Numbers).<br />

G. Rubino (INRIA) <strong>Monte</strong> Carlo DEPEND 2010 9 / 72

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