• Title of article

    A convergence criterion for the Monte Carlo estimates

  • Author/Authors

    Ata، نويسنده , , Mustafa Y.، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2007
  • Pages
    10
  • From page
    237
  • To page
    246
  • Abstract
    In this article, a convergence criterion for the Monte Carlo estimates, which can be used as a stopping rule for the Monte Carlo experiments, will be proposed. The proposed criterion seeks a convergence band of a given width and length such that the probability of the Monte Carlo sample means to fall outside of this band is practically null. Although it has some sort of self defined confidence, equivalent values for the parameters of proposed criterion can be determined through a pilot experiment so as to have a predefined confidence level in the usual statistical sense. Since it does not require sequential computation of the Monte Carlo sample variance, it is computationally more efficient than the usual stopping rule.
  • Keywords
    Sequential confidence interval , Monte Carlo , Convergence , Stopping rule
  • Journal title
    Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory
  • Serial Year
    2007
  • Journal title
    Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory
  • Record number

    1580677