For example, one of the most important books in practical computer science, called Numerical Recipes, says the following: “Offered the choice between mastery of a five-foot shelf of analytical statist...For example, one of the most important books in practical computer science, called Numerical Recipes, says the following: “Offered the choice between mastery of a five-foot shelf of analytical statistics books and middling ability at performing statistical Monte Carlo simulations, we would surely choose to have the latter skill.” In this chapter we will introduce the concept of a Monte Carlo simulation and discuss how it can be used to perform statistical analyses.
