From 62c9e0783357db90e955f7b0d67f26f53bb1ef5c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: CDsigma Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2018 16:21:23 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Updating Error Calculation for Monte Carlo in Javascript --- contents/monte_carlo_integration/code/javascript/monte_carlo.js | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/contents/monte_carlo_integration/code/javascript/monte_carlo.js b/contents/monte_carlo_integration/code/javascript/monte_carlo.js index b65941f10..b24863ab2 100644 --- a/contents/monte_carlo_integration/code/javascript/monte_carlo.js +++ b/contents/monte_carlo_integration/code/javascript/monte_carlo.js @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ function monteCarlo(n) { // 4*piCount/n instead // piEstimate = 4*piCount/n const piEstimate = 4 * piCount / n; - console.log('Percent error is: %s%', 100 * (Math.PI - piEstimate) / Math.PI); + console.log('Percent error is: %s%', 100 * Math.abs(piEstimate - Math.PI) / Math.PI); } monteCarlo(100000000);