Essays about: "quasi-Monte Carlo"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 essays containing the words quasi-Monte Carlo.
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1. Birds' Flight Range. : Sensitivity Analysis.
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskapAbstract : ’Flight’ is a program that uses flight mechanics to estimate the flight range of birds. This program, used by ornithologists, is only available for Windows OS. It requires manual imputation of body measurements and constants (one observation at a time) and this is time-consuming. READ MORE
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2. Discrepancy of sequences and error estimates for the quasi-Monte Carlo method
University essay from Karlstads universitetAbstract : We present the notions of uniform distribution and discrepancy of sequences contained in the unit interval, as well as an important application of discrepancy in numerical integration by way of the quasi-Monte Carlo method. Some fundamental (and other interesting) results with regards to these notions are presented, along with some detalied and instructive examples and comparisons (some of which not often provided by the literature). READ MORE
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3. Pricing of a balance sheet option limited by a minimum solvency boundary
University essay from KTH/Matematisk statistik; KTH/Matematisk statistikAbstract : Pension companies are required by law to remain above a certain solvency level. The main purpose of this thesis is to determine the cost of remaining above a lower solvency level for different pension companies. This will be modelled by an option with a balance sheet as the underlying asset. READ MORE
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4. American Option Price Approximation for Real-Time Clearing
University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för fysikAbstract : American-style options are contracts traded on financial markets. These are derivatives of some underlying security or securities that in contrast to European-style options allow their holders to exercise at any point before the contracts expire. READ MORE
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5. Optimization under parameter uncertainties with application to product cost minimization
University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikationAbstract : This report will look at optimization under parameters of uncertainties. It will describe the subject in its wider form, then two model examples will be studied, followed by an application to an ABB product. The Monte Carlo method will be described and scrutinised, with the quasi-Monte Carlo method being favoured for large problems. READ MORE
