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Sample variance correction?
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- Julia
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Description
Standard errors on Monte Carlo estimates are currently based on uncorrected (divide by n) sample variance. Should this be corrected instead (divide by n-1)?
[Moved over from internal NREL GitHub]
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Research direction
No file, test, or entry point is named. Locate the Monte Carlo standard-error calculation and review how variance is defined before deciding whether the n-1 correction is intended. Done means an agreed correction or explicit rationale, with coverage for the chosen behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- julia
- Domain
- data
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100