Why Monte Carlo Simulations Are Inferences and Not Experiments

DOI10.1080/02698595.2012.748497MaRDI QIDQ5250253zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Claus Beisbart, John D. Norton

Publication date 19 May 2015

Published in International Studies in the Philosophy of Science (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1080/02698595.2012.748497

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Monte Carlo methods (65C05) Philosophy of mathematics (00A30)

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