The Dual Role of Simulation
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.64296/vijir.v2i1.06Keywords:
Center of mass, Weighted average, Symmetry, Doubly negative binomial distribution, Adam’s law, Eve’s lawAbstract
Simulations provide accessible approximate solutions and verify advanced exact solutions. Oftentimes, it also generates questions worthy of theoretical developments. We illustrate these roles of simulation using a couple of examples and R codes.
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