Is a Small Monte Carlo Analysis a Good Analysis? Checking the Size, Power and Consistency of a Simulation-Based Test

In this paper we study the relationship between the number of replications and the accuracy of the estimated quantiles of a distribution obtained by simulation. A method for testing hypotheses on the quantiles of a theoretical distribution using the simulated distribution is proposed, as well as a m...

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Autor: Díaz-Emparanza Herrero, Ignacio
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2002
País:España
Institución:Universidad del País Vasco
Repositorio:Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigación
OAI Identifier:oai:addi.ehu.eus:10810/4963
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10810/4963
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Monte Carlo
replications
accuracy
STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY
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Sumario:In this paper we study the relationship between the number of replications and the accuracy of the estimated quantiles of a distribution obtained by simulation. A method for testing hypotheses on the quantiles of a theoretical distribution using the simulated distribution is proposed, as well as a method to check the hypothesis of consistency of a test.