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While Chapter 2 focused on the simulation techniques useful to produce random variables by computer, this chapter introduces the major concepts of Monte Carlo methods; that is, taking advantage of the availability of computer-generated random variables to approximate univariate and multidimensional integrals. In Section 3.2, we introduce the basic notion of Monte Carlo approximations as a by-product of the Law of Large Numbers, while Section 3.3 highlights the universality of the approach by stressing the versatility of the representation of an integral as an expectation. Chapter 5 will similarly deal with the resolution of optimization problems by simulation techniques.
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Robert, C.P., Casella, G. (2010). Monte Carlo Integration. In: Introducing Monte Carlo Methods with R. Use R. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1576-4_3
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