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Past exam of the year 1 of the computer science course of the University of Oxford 2019 Discrete mathematics, continuous mathematics, and probability 4 e Solution by
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No: Monte Carlo integration is poorly suited to this smooth one-dimensional problem at such a tight tolerance. A sample-average Monte Carlo estimator has a standard error proportional to , whereas the deterministic composite Simpson's rule bound decreases as here and already certifies the target with tens of strips. Random sampling would require vastly more function evaluations and supplies a probabilistic error statement rather than the displayed deterministic guarantee.
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