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Re:350,757 coin flips show coins tend to land the same-side ... by bob88jg on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @08:17AM (#37831107)
Why would you not - analytical solutions are the rare occurrences might as well approach everything with simulation...
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Re:350,757 coin flips show coins tend to land the same-side ... by taway_6PplYu5 on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @08:44AM (#37831335)
(preface with "in today's world")
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Re:350,757 coin flips show coins tend to land the same-side ... by kqr on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @08:54AM (#37831438)
While I agree we should leave the correct answer to simulation, analytical approximations are often surprisingly close and have the benefit of being intuition-building.
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Re:350,757 coin flips show coins tend to land the same-side ... by CuriouslyC on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @10:03AM (#37832245)
You learn a lot more from generating an analytical solution than a simulation, so it's usually worth at least taking a stab at it analytically before jumping to monte carlo methods.
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