A way of working out statistical properties, primarily used when there is no standard test. Some form of computer simulation is run, based on mathematical probabilities or observed data. By running many simulations, we can observe the likelihood of the results we have observed.
Used in Chap. 13: page 152
Also used in hcistats2e: Chap. 1: page 17; Chap. 10: pages 111, 113, 115