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Finding pi with random numbers and probability

Finding π using random numbers and probability. This short demonstrates a Monte Carlo approach, showing how randomness and statistics can converge to an accurate estimate of pi through repeated trials ...
The Washington Post

Straight talk about polling: Probability sampling can be helpful but it’s no magic bullet

Mark Blumenthal and Natalie Jackson of Huffpost Pollster write: If you read polls in the news, you’re probably familiar with the term “margin of error.” What ...
Yahoo Finance

BORA’s Random Number Generation API Offers Security for Probability Systems

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / May 9, 2019 / BORA has developed an Application Programming Interface (API) that ensures fairness, reliability, and transparency in probability systems using blockchain ...
JSTOR Daily

A Theorem on Compositions of Random Probability Generating Functions and Applications to Branching Processes with Random Environments

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The results of this paper deal directly with the behavior of compositions of random probability generating functions. These results are then ...
Investopedia

Simple Random Sampling: 6 Basic Steps With Examples

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...