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Hands-On Simulation Modeling with Python

You're reading from   Hands-On Simulation Modeling with Python Develop simulation models to get accurate results and enhance decision-making processes

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jul 2020
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781838985097
Length 346 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Giuseppe Ciaburro Giuseppe Ciaburro
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Table of Contents (16) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Section 1: Getting Started with Numerical Simulation
2. Chapter 1: Introducing Simulation Models FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 2: Understanding Randomness and Random Numbers 4. Chapter 3: Probability and Data Generation Processes 5. Section 2: Simulation Modeling Algorithms and Techniques
6. Chapter 4: Exploring Monte Carlo Simulations 7. Chapter 5: Simulation-Based Markov Decision Processes 8. Chapter 6: Resampling Methods 9. Chapter 7: Using Simulation to Improve and Optimize Systems 10. Section 3: Real-World Applications
11. Chapter 8: Using Simulation Models for Financial Engineering 12. Chapter 9: Simulating Physical Phenomena Using Neural Networks 13. Chapter 10: Modeling and Simulation for Project Management 14. Chapter 11: What's Next? 15. Other Books You May Enjoy

Understanding Bayes' theorem

From the Bayesian point of view, probability measures the degree of likelihood that an event will occur. It is an inverse probability in the sense that from the observed frequencies, we obtain the probability. Bayesian statistics foresee the calculation of the probability of a certain event before carrying out the experiment; this calculation is made based on previous considerations. Using Bayes' theorem, by using the observed frequencies, we can calculate the a priori probability, and from this, we can determine the posterior probability. By adopting this method, the prediction of the degree of credibility of a given hypothesis is used before observing the data, which is then used to calculate the probability after observing the data.

Important Note

In the frequentist approach, we determine how often the observation falls in a certain interval, while in the Bayesian approach, the probability of truth is directly attributable to the interval...

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