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googlygluon
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Homework Statement
I wrote a code that calculates pi using accept&reject monte carlo integration. It picks -1000000000 pseudo-random points (x,y), and counts the number of points that fall within a unit circle (let's call that number k).
The ratio of k/ N (N = Number of trials = 1000000000) is equal to pi / 4 (the area of the circle / the area of the square around it).
I wish to find the variance so that I may present my result as 3.14158 +- [uncertainty].
The Attempt at a Solution
Now, since this is a random (pseudo random really, but anyway) process, the uncertainty should be 1 / sqrt(N). Am I mistaken? Do I have to calculate the variance for both x and y and use error propogation? Thanks in advance.