Advanced & Applied Topics · Numerical Optimization & Scientific Methods

Numerical methods: simulation and resampling methods

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Introduction

What this guide covers

A deep analytical exposition on the fundamentals of probabilistic computing, from the foundations of measure theory to advanced MCMC schemes and non-parametric resampling.

Overview

Topics covered

  • Introduction
  • Numerical Methods: Stochastic Simulation and Resampling Algorithms
  • Fundamentals of Sampling and Stochastic Simulation
  • 1.1 Probability Spaces, Random Variables and Simulation
  • 1.2 Convergence Theorems
  • 1.3 Classical Monte Carlo Simulation: Fundamental Identity

Related concepts

Main connections

  • Variance & standard deviation
  • Bootstrap resampling
  • Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC)
  • Monte Carlo simulation
  • Linear algebra & matrices
  • Calculus & differentiation

Compatible notation

Mathematical sample in LaTeX

The expression is rendered accessibly, with its LaTeX source preserved below.

X‾n=1n∑i=1nXi→c.s.𝔼[X1]cuando n→∞
View LaTeX source\bar{X}_n = \frac{1}{n} \sum_{i=1}^n X_i \xrightarrow{c.s.} \mathbb{E}[X_1] \quad \text{cuando } n \to \infty