Running large numbers of computer simulations based on mathematical probabilities or observed data, to discover the likelihood of results that have been observed in an experiment or study.
Also used in hcistats2e: Chap. 1: page 17; Chap. 5: page 65; Chap. 10: pages 111, 115, 116; Chap. 15: page 189
Also known as: simulation, simulation statistics, simulation techniques