Tag: Monte

Markov Chain Monte Carlo ??? or How to Estimate Unknown Probability Function

In the field of probability and statistics, it is not uncommon to encounter situations where the probability distribution function cannot be calculated directly. One example of such a situation is the Bayesian inference. A popular example of Bayesian inference is the estimation of model parameter...

Monte Carlo Integration

The modern variant of the “Monte Carlo Methods” can be traced back to the Los Alamos Laboratory in the 1940s, where it was originally developed to assist with modeling the nuclear fission process, in particular, simulating the mean free path of neutrons in fissile materials. Rather than ...

I went to see La Monte Young playing in his New York loft, and you should do the same

On October 14th, La Monte Young played at the Dream House, 275 Church Street, in the building where he and his wife and collaborator Marian Zazeela live. It was his 82nd birthday. By 9pm a small crowd had gathered in the street outside, under scaffolding outside bars and pizza restaurants. Asi...

Using the Monte Carlo Tree Search Algorithm for a Card Game AI: Simulation

When the Simulation method is called, we use the GameState of the given MCTS_Node to create a hypothetical round of the card game. We simulate each phase in order, before finally simulating the switching of the turn. The Play Phase is the meat of the turn, ...