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Monte Carlo simulation — the method of statistical analysis that determines the probability of certain events using a roulette-wheel like generation of random numbers — has become so popular that ...

I am looking to estimate the potential for failure in a complex system using Monte Carlo simulation. I am quite familiar with using MC for engineering simulations, but have never approached the ...

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