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On the use of stochastic approximation Monte Carlo for Monte Carlo integration

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The stochastic approximation Monte Carlo (SAMC) algorithm has recently been proposed as a dynamic optimization algorithm in the literature. In this paper, we show in theory that the samples generated by SAMC can be used for Monte Carlo integration via a dynamically weighted estimator by calling some results from the literature of nonhomogeneous Markov chains. Our numerical results indicate that SAMC can yield significant savings over conventional Monte Carlo algorithms, such as the Metropolis-Hastings algorithm, for the problems for which the energy landscape is rugged.

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  • Liang, Faming, 2009. "On the use of stochastic approximation Monte Carlo for Monte Carlo integration," Statistics & Probability Letters, Elsevier, vol. 79(5), pages 581-587, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:stapro:v:79:y:2009:i:5:p:581-587
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