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Create Simulations

Fathom's idea of a simulation is that there is some random process (usually either a collection with randomly generated values or a sample collection). One or more results are calculated as measures. By allowing the random process to run multiple times, you can collect a bunch of results (that is, collect measures). You can display the results with the hope of characterizing the random process. A schematic of this is shown below.

There are many ways to build simulations in Fathom, but they all follow this basic pattern. Below is a simple coin-flipping simulation in which the results are the number of heads when three coins are flipped.

Subsections
Sampling Simulations
Collect Measures and Other Results
Use Scrambling to Test for Independence
Simulation Examples
See also
Random Functions
Collect Measures

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