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Auteurs principaux: Wu, Jiezhong, Kawai, Reiichiro
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author Wu, Jiezhong
Kawai, Reiichiro
author_facet Wu, Jiezhong
Kawai, Reiichiro
contents Sequential analysis encompasses simulation theories and methods where the sample size is determined dynamically based on accumulating data. Since the conceptual inception, numerous sequential stopping rules have been introduced, and many more are currently being refined and developed. This article aims to deliver a comprehensive and up-to-date review of recent developments on sequential stopping rules, intentionally emphasizing standard iid Monte Carlo methods and lightly generalized ones, employed primarily for estimating an unknown expectation, including binomial proportions. These methodologies have long served and likely will continue to serve, as fundamental bases for both theoretical and practical developments in stopping rules for general statistical inference, advanced Monte Carlo techniques and their modern applications. Building upon over a hundred references and empirical studies, we explore the essential aspects of these methods, such as core assumptions, numerical algorithms, convergence properties, and practical trade-offs to guide further developments, particularly at the intersection of sequential stopping rules and related areas of research.
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spellingShingle Stopping Rules for Monte Carlo Methods: A Review
Wu, Jiezhong
Kawai, Reiichiro
Methodology
Statistics Theory
Sequential analysis encompasses simulation theories and methods where the sample size is determined dynamically based on accumulating data. Since the conceptual inception, numerous sequential stopping rules have been introduced, and many more are currently being refined and developed. This article aims to deliver a comprehensive and up-to-date review of recent developments on sequential stopping rules, intentionally emphasizing standard iid Monte Carlo methods and lightly generalized ones, employed primarily for estimating an unknown expectation, including binomial proportions. These methodologies have long served and likely will continue to serve, as fundamental bases for both theoretical and practical developments in stopping rules for general statistical inference, advanced Monte Carlo techniques and their modern applications. Building upon over a hundred references and empirical studies, we explore the essential aspects of these methods, such as core assumptions, numerical algorithms, convergence properties, and practical trade-offs to guide further developments, particularly at the intersection of sequential stopping rules and related areas of research.
title Stopping Rules for Monte Carlo Methods: A Review
topic Methodology
Statistics Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.22688