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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡

❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❋r♦♠ ❆♣♣❧✐❝❛t✐♦♥ t♦ ❚❤❡♦r②

❘✉❞② P❆❙❚❊▲✱ ❖◆❊❘❆✴❉❈P❙✲P❛❧❛✐s❡❛✉❙✉♣❡r✈✐s♦r ✿ ❏érô♠❡ ▼❖❘■❖✱ ❖◆❊❘❆✴❉❈P❙✲P❛❧❛✐s❡❛✉

❙❝✐❡♥t✐✜❝ ❞✐r❡❝t♦r ✿ ❋r❛♥ç♦✐s ▲❡ ●▲❆◆❉✱ ■◆❘■❆ ❞❡ ❘❡♥♥❡s

❏❛♥✉❛r② ✷✵✶✶

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❖✉t❧✐♥❡

✶ ■♥tr♦❞✉❝t✐♦♥

✷ ■r✐❞✐✉♠ ❛♥❞ ❈♦s♠♦s

✸ ❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

✹ ❆❙❚✬s ♦♣❡♥ ✐ss✉❡s

✺ ❈♦♥❝❧✉s✐♦♥

✻ P✉❜❧✐❝❛t✐♦♥s ❛♥❞ ❝♦♠♠✉♥✐❝❛t✐♦♥s

✼ ❘❡❢❡r❡♥❝❡s

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

■♥tr♦❞✉❝t✐♦♥

❖✉t❧✐♥❡

✶ ■♥tr♦❞✉❝t✐♦♥

✷ ■r✐❞✐✉♠ ❛♥❞ ❈♦s♠♦s

✸ ❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

✹ ❆❙❚✬s ♦♣❡♥ ✐ss✉❡s

✺ ❈♦♥❝❧✉s✐♦♥

✻ P✉❜❧✐❝❛t✐♦♥s ❛♥❞ ❝♦♠♠✉♥✐❝❛t✐♦♥s

✼ ❘❡❢❡r❡♥❝❡s

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

■♥tr♦❞✉❝t✐♦♥

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

■♥tr♦❞✉❝t✐♦♥

❖♥❡ ♠✐❣❤t t❤✐♥❦ ♦❢ ❛♥ ❡♠♣t② ♦✉t❡r s♣❛❝❡✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

■♥tr♦❞✉❝t✐♦♥

❖♥❡ ♠✐❣❤t t❤✐♥❦ ♦❢ ❛♥ ❡♠♣t② ♦✉t❡r s♣❛❝❡✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

■♥tr♦❞✉❝t✐♦♥

❖♥❡ ✇♦✉❧❞ ❜❡ ✇r♦♥❣✦

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

■♥tr♦❞✉❝t✐♦♥

❖♥❡ ✇♦✉❧❞ ❜❡ ✇r♦♥❣✦

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

■♥tr♦❞✉❝t✐♦♥

❙♣❛❝❡ ❞❡❜r✐s s✉rr♦✉♥❞ ❊❛rt❤ ❛♥❞ ❛❝t✐✈❡ ♦r❜✐t✐♥❣ ♦❜❥❡❝ts✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

■♥tr♦❞✉❝t✐♦♥

❖♥ ❚✉❡s❞❛② ❋❡❜r✉❛r② t❤❡ ✶✵t❤ ✷✵✵✾✱ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡s ■r✐❞✐✉♠ ❛♥❞ ❈♦s♠♦s❝♦❧❧✐❞❡❞✳

❲❤❛t ✇❛s t❤❡ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t② ✐t ❤❛♣♣❡♥❡❞❄

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

■♥tr♦❞✉❝t✐♦♥

❖♥ ❚✉❡s❞❛② ❋❡❜r✉❛r② t❤❡ ✶✵t❤ ✷✵✵✾✱ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡s ■r✐❞✐✉♠ ❛♥❞ ❈♦s♠♦s❝♦❧❧✐❞❡❞✳

❲❤❛t ✇❛s t❤❡ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t② ✐t ❤❛♣♣❡♥❡❞❄

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

■r✐❞✐✉♠ ❛♥❞ ❈♦s♠♦s

❖✉t❧✐♥❡

✶ ■♥tr♦❞✉❝t✐♦♥

✷ ■r✐❞✐✉♠ ❛♥❞ ❈♦s♠♦s❙✐③✐♥❣✱ ❧♦❝❛❧✐s❛t✐♦♥ ❛♥❞ ♣r♦♣❛❣❛t✐♦♥Pr♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t② t♦ ❡st✐♠❛t❡Pr♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t② ❡st✐♠❛t✐♦♥ ✈✐❛ ❈▼❈ r❡s✉❧ts

✸ ❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

✹ ❆❙❚✬s ♦♣❡♥ ✐ss✉❡s

✺ ❈♦♥❝❧✉s✐♦♥

✻ P✉❜❧✐❝❛t✐♦♥s ❛♥❞ ❝♦♠♠✉♥✐❝❛t✐♦♥s

✼ ❘❡❢❡r❡♥❝❡s

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

■r✐❞✐✉♠ ❛♥❞ ❈♦s♠♦s

❙✐③✐♥❣✱ ❧♦❝❛❧✐s❛t✐♦♥ ❛♥❞ ♣r♦♣❛❣❛t✐♦♥

❙❛t❡❧❧✐t❡s s✐③✐♥❣✿ ❘♦✉❣❤ ❡st✐♠❛t❡s

❘❡❛❧ s✐③❡s ❛r❡ ❝♦♥✜❞❡♥t✐❛❧✳

❋♦r ❝♦♥✈❡♥✐❡♥❝❡ s❛❦❡✱ ✇❡ ❛ss✉♠❡ s♣❤❡r✐❝❛❧ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡s✳

❘❛❞✐✐ ❞❡❝✐❞❡❞ ❜❛s❡❞ ♦♥ ✜❡❧❞ ❡①♣❡r✐❡♥❝❡✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

■r✐❞✐✉♠ ❛♥❞ ❈♦s♠♦s

❙✐③✐♥❣✱ ❧♦❝❛❧✐s❛t✐♦♥ ❛♥❞ ♣r♦♣❛❣❛t✐♦♥

❙❛t❡❧❧✐t❡s s✐③✐♥❣✿ ❘♦✉❣❤ ❡st✐♠❛t❡s

❘❡❛❧ s✐③❡s ❛r❡ ❝♦♥✜❞❡♥t✐❛❧✳

❋♦r ❝♦♥✈❡♥✐❡♥❝❡ s❛❦❡✱ ✇❡ ❛ss✉♠❡ s♣❤❡r✐❝❛❧ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡s✳

❘❛❞✐✐ ❞❡❝✐❞❡❞ ❜❛s❡❞ ♦♥ ✜❡❧❞ ❡①♣❡r✐❡♥❝❡✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

■r✐❞✐✉♠ ❛♥❞ ❈♦s♠♦s

❙✐③✐♥❣✱ ❧♦❝❛❧✐s❛t✐♦♥ ❛♥❞ ♣r♦♣❛❣❛t✐♦♥

❙❛t❡❧❧✐t❡s s✐③✐♥❣✿ ❘♦✉❣❤ ❡st✐♠❛t❡s

❘❡❛❧ s✐③❡s ❛r❡ ❝♦♥✜❞❡♥t✐❛❧✳

❋♦r ❝♦♥✈❡♥✐❡♥❝❡ s❛❦❡✱ ✇❡ ❛ss✉♠❡ s♣❤❡r✐❝❛❧ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡s✳

❘❛❞✐✐ ❞❡❝✐❞❡❞ ❜❛s❡❞ ♦♥ ✜❡❧❞ ❡①♣❡r✐❡♥❝❡✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

■r✐❞✐✉♠ ❛♥❞ ❈♦s♠♦s

❙✐③✐♥❣✱ ❧♦❝❛❧✐s❛t✐♦♥ ❛♥❞ ♣r♦♣❛❣❛t✐♦♥

❙❛t❡❧❧✐t❡s s✐③✐♥❣✿ ❘♦✉❣❤ ❡st✐♠❛t❡s

❘❡❛❧ s✐③❡s ❛r❡ ❝♦♥✜❞❡♥t✐❛❧✳

❋♦r ❝♦♥✈❡♥✐❡♥❝❡ s❛❦❡✱ ✇❡ ❛ss✉♠❡ s♣❤❡r✐❝❛❧ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡s✳

❘❛❞✐✐ ❞❡❝✐❞❡❞ ❜❛s❡❞ ♦♥ ✜❡❧❞ ❡①♣❡r✐❡♥❝❡✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

■r✐❞✐✉♠ ❛♥❞ ❈♦s♠♦s

❙✐③✐♥❣✱ ❧♦❝❛❧✐s❛t✐♦♥ ❛♥❞ ♣r♦♣❛❣❛t✐♦♥

❙❛t❡❧❧✐t❡s ❧♦❝❛❧✐s❛t✐♦♥✿ ❚✇♦ ❧✐♥❡ ❡❧❡♠❡♥t ✭❚▲❊✮

Pr♦✈✐❞❡❞ ❜② t❤❡ ◆❖❘❆❉ ❛♥❞ t❤❡ ◆❆❙❆✳

P♦s✐t✐♦♥ ❛♥❞ ♠♦t✐♦♥ ❛t ♠❡❛s✉r❡♠❡♥t t✐♠❡ ✇✐t❤♦✉t ❛❝❝✉r❛❝②❞❡t❛✐❧s✳

❍♦♠❡ ♠❛❞❡ ♠❡❛♥s ♦❢ t❤❡ ♦r❜✐t ♣❛r❛♠❡t❡rs✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

■r✐❞✐✉♠ ❛♥❞ ❈♦s♠♦s

❙✐③✐♥❣✱ ❧♦❝❛❧✐s❛t✐♦♥ ❛♥❞ ♣r♦♣❛❣❛t✐♦♥

❙❛t❡❧❧✐t❡s ❧♦❝❛❧✐s❛t✐♦♥✿ ❚✇♦ ❧✐♥❡ ❡❧❡♠❡♥t ✭❚▲❊✮

Pr♦✈✐❞❡❞ ❜② t❤❡ ◆❖❘❆❉ ❛♥❞ t❤❡ ◆❆❙❆✳

P♦s✐t✐♦♥ ❛♥❞ ♠♦t✐♦♥ ❛t ♠❡❛s✉r❡♠❡♥t t✐♠❡ ✇✐t❤♦✉t ❛❝❝✉r❛❝②❞❡t❛✐❧s✳

❍♦♠❡ ♠❛❞❡ ♠❡❛♥s ♦❢ t❤❡ ♦r❜✐t ♣❛r❛♠❡t❡rs✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

■r✐❞✐✉♠ ❛♥❞ ❈♦s♠♦s

❙✐③✐♥❣✱ ❧♦❝❛❧✐s❛t✐♦♥ ❛♥❞ ♣r♦♣❛❣❛t✐♦♥

❙❛t❡❧❧✐t❡s ❧♦❝❛❧✐s❛t✐♦♥✿ ❚✇♦ ❧✐♥❡ ❡❧❡♠❡♥t ✭❚▲❊✮

Pr♦✈✐❞❡❞ ❜② t❤❡ ◆❖❘❆❉ ❛♥❞ t❤❡ ◆❆❙❆✳

P♦s✐t✐♦♥ ❛♥❞ ♠♦t✐♦♥ ❛t ♠❡❛s✉r❡♠❡♥t t✐♠❡ ✇✐t❤♦✉t ❛❝❝✉r❛❝②❞❡t❛✐❧s✳

❍♦♠❡ ♠❛❞❡ ♠❡❛♥s ♦❢ t❤❡ ♦r❜✐t ♣❛r❛♠❡t❡rs✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

■r✐❞✐✉♠ ❛♥❞ ❈♦s♠♦s

❙✐③✐♥❣✱ ❧♦❝❛❧✐s❛t✐♦♥ ❛♥❞ ♣r♦♣❛❣❛t✐♦♥

❙❛t❡❧❧✐t❡s ❧♦❝❛❧✐s❛t✐♦♥✿ ❚✇♦ ❧✐♥❡ ❡❧❡♠❡♥t ✭❚▲❊✮

Pr♦✈✐❞❡❞ ❜② t❤❡ ◆❖❘❆❉ ❛♥❞ t❤❡ ◆❆❙❆✳

P♦s✐t✐♦♥ ❛♥❞ ♠♦t✐♦♥ ❛t ♠❡❛s✉r❡♠❡♥t t✐♠❡ ✇✐t❤♦✉t ❛❝❝✉r❛❝②❞❡t❛✐❧s✳

❍♦♠❡ ♠❛❞❡ ♠❡❛♥s ♦❢ t❤❡ ♦r❜✐t ♣❛r❛♠❡t❡rs✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

■r✐❞✐✉♠ ❛♥❞ ❈♦s♠♦s

❙✐③✐♥❣✱ ❧♦❝❛❧✐s❛t✐♦♥ ❛♥❞ ♣r♦♣❛❣❛t✐♦♥

❙❛t❡❧❧✐t❡s ♣r♦♣❛❣❛t✐♦♥✿ ❑❡♣❧❡r✐❛♥ ❞②♥❛♠✐❝s

❋❛st t♦ ❝♦♠♣✉t❡✳

❊❛s② t♦ ✐♠♣❧❡♠❡♥t✳

▲❡ss ❛❝❝✉r❛t❡ t❤❛♥ t❤❡ ◆❆❙❆ ♠♦❞❡❧✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

■r✐❞✐✉♠ ❛♥❞ ❈♦s♠♦s

❙✐③✐♥❣✱ ❧♦❝❛❧✐s❛t✐♦♥ ❛♥❞ ♣r♦♣❛❣❛t✐♦♥

❙❛t❡❧❧✐t❡s ♣r♦♣❛❣❛t✐♦♥✿ ❑❡♣❧❡r✐❛♥ ❞②♥❛♠✐❝s

❋❛st t♦ ❝♦♠♣✉t❡✳

❊❛s② t♦ ✐♠♣❧❡♠❡♥t✳

▲❡ss ❛❝❝✉r❛t❡ t❤❛♥ t❤❡ ◆❆❙❆ ♠♦❞❡❧✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

■r✐❞✐✉♠ ❛♥❞ ❈♦s♠♦s

❙✐③✐♥❣✱ ❧♦❝❛❧✐s❛t✐♦♥ ❛♥❞ ♣r♦♣❛❣❛t✐♦♥

❙❛t❡❧❧✐t❡s ♣r♦♣❛❣❛t✐♦♥✿ ❑❡♣❧❡r✐❛♥ ❞②♥❛♠✐❝s

❋❛st t♦ ❝♦♠♣✉t❡✳

❊❛s② t♦ ✐♠♣❧❡♠❡♥t✳

▲❡ss ❛❝❝✉r❛t❡ t❤❛♥ t❤❡ ◆❆❙❆ ♠♦❞❡❧✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

■r✐❞✐✉♠ ❛♥❞ ❈♦s♠♦s

❙✐③✐♥❣✱ ❧♦❝❛❧✐s❛t✐♦♥ ❛♥❞ ♣r♦♣❛❣❛t✐♦♥

❙❛t❡❧❧✐t❡s ♣r♦♣❛❣❛t✐♦♥✿ ❑❡♣❧❡r✐❛♥ ❞②♥❛♠✐❝s

❋❛st t♦ ❝♦♠♣✉t❡✳

❊❛s② t♦ ✐♠♣❧❡♠❡♥t✳

▲❡ss ❛❝❝✉r❛t❡ t❤❛♥ t❤❡ ◆❆❙❆ ♠♦❞❡❧✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

■r✐❞✐✉♠ ❛♥❞ ❈♦s♠♦s

❙✐③✐♥❣✱ ❧♦❝❛❧✐s❛t✐♦♥ ❛♥❞ ♣r♦♣❛❣❛t✐♦♥

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

■r✐❞✐✉♠ ❛♥❞ ❈♦s♠♦s

Pr♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t② t♦ ❡st✐♠❛t❡

❘❛♥❞♦♠♥❡ss ❛t ❤❛♥❞✿ ✐♥✐t✐❛❧ ❝♦♥❞✐t✐♦♥s

❑❡♣❧❡r✐❛♥ ❞②♥❛♠✐❝s ✐s ❞❡t❡r♠✐♥✐st✐❝ ♦♥❝❡ ✐♥✐t✐❛❧ ❝♦♥❞✐t✐♦♥s

❛r❡ ❦♥♦✇♥✳

❲❡ ♥♦✐s❡❞ t❤❡ ❚▲❊ t♦ ❝♦♣❡ ✇✐t❤ t❤❡✐r ✉♥❦♥♦✇♥ ✉♥❝❡rt❛✐♥t②✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

■r✐❞✐✉♠ ❛♥❞ ❈♦s♠♦s

Pr♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t② t♦ ❡st✐♠❛t❡

❘❛♥❞♦♠♥❡ss ❛t ❤❛♥❞✿ ✐♥✐t✐❛❧ ❝♦♥❞✐t✐♦♥s

❑❡♣❧❡r✐❛♥ ❞②♥❛♠✐❝s ✐s ❞❡t❡r♠✐♥✐st✐❝ ♦♥❝❡ ✐♥✐t✐❛❧ ❝♦♥❞✐t✐♦♥s

❛r❡ ❦♥♦✇♥✳

❲❡ ♥♦✐s❡❞ t❤❡ ❚▲❊ t♦ ❝♦♣❡ ✇✐t❤ t❤❡✐r ✉♥❦♥♦✇♥ ✉♥❝❡rt❛✐♥t②✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

■r✐❞✐✉♠ ❛♥❞ ❈♦s♠♦s

Pr♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t② t♦ ❡st✐♠❛t❡

❘❛♥❞♦♠♥❡ss ❛t ❤❛♥❞✿ ✐♥✐t✐❛❧ ❝♦♥❞✐t✐♦♥s

❑❡♣❧❡r✐❛♥ ❞②♥❛♠✐❝s ✐s ❞❡t❡r♠✐♥✐st✐❝ ♦♥❝❡ ✐♥✐t✐❛❧ ❝♦♥❞✐t✐♦♥s

❛r❡ ❦♥♦✇♥✳

❲❡ ♥♦✐s❡❞ t❤❡ ❚▲❊ t♦ ❝♦♣❡ ✇✐t❤ t❤❡✐r ✉♥❦♥♦✇♥ ✉♥❝❡rt❛✐♥t②✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

■r✐❞✐✉♠ ❛♥❞ ❈♦s♠♦s

Pr♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t② t♦ ❡st✐♠❛t❡

◆♦t❛t✐♦♥s ❛♥❞ ◆♦✐s❡

■♥✐t✐❛❧ ❝♦♥❞✐t✐♦♥s ❣✐✈❡♥ ❜② ❚▲❊s t♠ ✐ r♠ ✐ ✈♠ ✐ ✳

●❛✉ss✐❛♥ ❛❞❞✐t✐✈❡ ✐✳✐✳❞✳ ♥♦✐s❡ ♠ ✐ ♠ ✐ ✵✻ t ✳

❙t✉❞✐❡❞ t✐♠❡ ✐♥t❡r✈❛❧ ■ ✶✻❤✸✵ ✶✻❤✹✺ ✳

❑❡♣❧❡r✐❛♥ ❞❡t❡r♠✐♥✐st✐❝ ❞②♥❛♠✐❝st ■ ❘✐ t t t♠ ✐ r♠ ✐ ✈♠ ✐ ♠ ✐ ♠ ✐ ✳

▼✐♥✐♠✉♠ ❞✐st❛♥❝❡ ❞✉r✐♥❣ t✐♠❡ ✐♥t❡r✈❛❧

♠ ✶ ♠ ✶ ♠ ✷ ♠ ✷ ♠✐♥t ■

❘✶ t ❘✷ t

❞❝♦❧ ❄

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

■r✐❞✐✉♠ ❛♥❞ ❈♦s♠♦s

Pr♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t② t♦ ❡st✐♠❛t❡

◆♦t❛t✐♦♥s ❛♥❞ ◆♦✐s❡

■♥✐t✐❛❧ ❝♦♥❞✐t✐♦♥s ❣✐✈❡♥ ❜② ❚▲❊s (t♠,✐ ,~r♠,✐ , ~✈♠,✐ )✳

●❛✉ss✐❛♥ ❛❞❞✐t✐✈❡ ✐✳✐✳❞✳ ♥♦✐s❡ ♠ ✐ ♠ ✐ ✵✻ t ✳

❙t✉❞✐❡❞ t✐♠❡ ✐♥t❡r✈❛❧ ■ ✶✻❤✸✵ ✶✻❤✹✺ ✳

❑❡♣❧❡r✐❛♥ ❞❡t❡r♠✐♥✐st✐❝ ❞②♥❛♠✐❝st ■ ❘✐ t t t♠ ✐ r♠ ✐ ✈♠ ✐ ♠ ✐ ♠ ✐ ✳

▼✐♥✐♠✉♠ ❞✐st❛♥❝❡ ❞✉r✐♥❣ t✐♠❡ ✐♥t❡r✈❛❧

♠ ✶ ♠ ✶ ♠ ✷ ♠ ✷ ♠✐♥t ■

❘✶ t ❘✷ t

❞❝♦❧ ❄

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

■r✐❞✐✉♠ ❛♥❞ ❈♦s♠♦s

Pr♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t② t♦ ❡st✐♠❛t❡

◆♦t❛t✐♦♥s ❛♥❞ ◆♦✐s❡

■♥✐t✐❛❧ ❝♦♥❞✐t✐♦♥s ❣✐✈❡♥ ❜② ❚▲❊s (t♠,✐ ,~r♠,✐ , ~✈♠,✐ )✳

●❛✉ss✐❛♥ ❛❞❞✐t✐✈❡ ✐✳✐✳❞✳ ♥♦✐s❡ (~ρ♠,✐ , ~ν♠,✐ ) ∼ N (✵✻,ΣtΣ)✳

❙t✉❞✐❡❞ t✐♠❡ ✐♥t❡r✈❛❧ ■ ✶✻❤✸✵ ✶✻❤✹✺ ✳

❑❡♣❧❡r✐❛♥ ❞❡t❡r♠✐♥✐st✐❝ ❞②♥❛♠✐❝st ■ ❘✐ t t t♠ ✐ r♠ ✐ ✈♠ ✐ ♠ ✐ ♠ ✐ ✳

▼✐♥✐♠✉♠ ❞✐st❛♥❝❡ ❞✉r✐♥❣ t✐♠❡ ✐♥t❡r✈❛❧

♠ ✶ ♠ ✶ ♠ ✷ ♠ ✷ ♠✐♥t ■

❘✶ t ❘✷ t

❞❝♦❧ ❄

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

■r✐❞✐✉♠ ❛♥❞ ❈♦s♠♦s

Pr♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t② t♦ ❡st✐♠❛t❡

◆♦t❛t✐♦♥s ❛♥❞ ◆♦✐s❡

■♥✐t✐❛❧ ❝♦♥❞✐t✐♦♥s ❣✐✈❡♥ ❜② ❚▲❊s (t♠,✐ ,~r♠,✐ , ~✈♠,✐ )✳

●❛✉ss✐❛♥ ❛❞❞✐t✐✈❡ ✐✳✐✳❞✳ ♥♦✐s❡ (~ρ♠,✐ , ~ν♠,✐ ) ∼ N (✵✻,ΣtΣ)✳

❙t✉❞✐❡❞ t✐♠❡ ✐♥t❡r✈❛❧ ■ = [✶✻❤✸✵, ✶✻❤✹✺]✳

❑❡♣❧❡r✐❛♥ ❞❡t❡r♠✐♥✐st✐❝ ❞②♥❛♠✐❝st ■ ❘✐ t t t♠ ✐ r♠ ✐ ✈♠ ✐ ♠ ✐ ♠ ✐ ✳

▼✐♥✐♠✉♠ ❞✐st❛♥❝❡ ❞✉r✐♥❣ t✐♠❡ ✐♥t❡r✈❛❧

♠ ✶ ♠ ✶ ♠ ✷ ♠ ✷ ♠✐♥t ■

❘✶ t ❘✷ t

❞❝♦❧ ❄

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

■r✐❞✐✉♠ ❛♥❞ ❈♦s♠♦s

Pr♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t② t♦ ❡st✐♠❛t❡

◆♦t❛t✐♦♥s ❛♥❞ ◆♦✐s❡

■♥✐t✐❛❧ ❝♦♥❞✐t✐♦♥s ❣✐✈❡♥ ❜② ❚▲❊s (t♠,✐ ,~r♠,✐ , ~✈♠,✐ )✳

●❛✉ss✐❛♥ ❛❞❞✐t✐✈❡ ✐✳✐✳❞✳ ♥♦✐s❡ (~ρ♠,✐ , ~ν♠,✐ ) ∼ N (✵✻,ΣtΣ)✳

❙t✉❞✐❡❞ t✐♠❡ ✐♥t❡r✈❛❧ ■ = [✶✻❤✸✵, ✶✻❤✹✺]✳

❑❡♣❧❡r✐❛♥ ❞❡t❡r♠✐♥✐st✐❝ ❞②♥❛♠✐❝s∀t ∈ ■ , ~❘✐ (t) = ~φ(t, t♠,✐ , (~r♠,✐ , ~✈♠,✐ ) + (~ρ♠,✐ , ~ν♠,✐ ))✳

▼✐♥✐♠✉♠ ❞✐st❛♥❝❡ ❞✉r✐♥❣ t✐♠❡ ✐♥t❡r✈❛❧

♠ ✶ ♠ ✶ ♠ ✷ ♠ ✷ ♠✐♥t ■

❘✶ t ❘✷ t

❞❝♦❧ ❄

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

■r✐❞✐✉♠ ❛♥❞ ❈♦s♠♦s

Pr♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t② t♦ ❡st✐♠❛t❡

◆♦t❛t✐♦♥s ❛♥❞ ◆♦✐s❡

■♥✐t✐❛❧ ❝♦♥❞✐t✐♦♥s ❣✐✈❡♥ ❜② ❚▲❊s (t♠,✐ ,~r♠,✐ , ~✈♠,✐ )✳

●❛✉ss✐❛♥ ❛❞❞✐t✐✈❡ ✐✳✐✳❞✳ ♥♦✐s❡ (~ρ♠,✐ , ~ν♠,✐ ) ∼ N (✵✻,ΣtΣ)✳

❙t✉❞✐❡❞ t✐♠❡ ✐♥t❡r✈❛❧ ■ = [✶✻❤✸✵, ✶✻❤✹✺]✳

❑❡♣❧❡r✐❛♥ ❞❡t❡r♠✐♥✐st✐❝ ❞②♥❛♠✐❝s∀t ∈ ■ , ~❘✐ (t) = ~φ(t, t♠,✐ , (~r♠,✐ , ~✈♠,✐ ) + (~ρ♠,✐ , ~ν♠,✐ ))✳

▼✐♥✐♠✉♠ ❞✐st❛♥❝❡ ❞✉r✐♥❣ t✐♠❡ ✐♥t❡r✈❛❧

∆ (~ρ♠,✶, ~ν♠,✶, ~ρ♠,✷, ~ν♠,✷) = ♠✐♥t∈■

{‖~❘✶(t) − ~❘✷(t)‖}

❞❝♦❧ ❄

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

■r✐❞✐✉♠ ❛♥❞ ❈♦s♠♦s

Pr♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t② t♦ ❡st✐♠❛t❡

◆♦t❛t✐♦♥s ❛♥❞ ◆♦✐s❡

■♥✐t✐❛❧ ❝♦♥❞✐t✐♦♥s ❣✐✈❡♥ ❜② ❚▲❊s (t♠,✐ ,~r♠,✐ , ~✈♠,✐ )✳

●❛✉ss✐❛♥ ❛❞❞✐t✐✈❡ ✐✳✐✳❞✳ ♥♦✐s❡ (~ρ♠,✐ , ~ν♠,✐ ) ∼ N (✵✻,ΣtΣ)✳

❙t✉❞✐❡❞ t✐♠❡ ✐♥t❡r✈❛❧ ■ = [✶✻❤✸✵, ✶✻❤✹✺]✳

❑❡♣❧❡r✐❛♥ ❞❡t❡r♠✐♥✐st✐❝ ❞②♥❛♠✐❝s∀t ∈ ■ , ~❘✐ (t) = ~φ(t, t♠,✐ , (~r♠,✐ , ~✈♠,✐ ) + (~ρ♠,✐ , ~ν♠,✐ ))✳

▼✐♥✐♠✉♠ ❞✐st❛♥❝❡ ❞✉r✐♥❣ t✐♠❡ ✐♥t❡r✈❛❧

∆ (~ρ♠,✶, ~ν♠,✶, ~ρ♠,✷, ~ν♠,✷) = ♠✐♥t∈■

{‖~❘✶(t) − ~❘✷(t)‖}

P[∆ ≤ ❞❝♦❧ ]❄

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

■r✐❞✐✉♠ ❛♥❞ ❈♦s♠♦s

Pr♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t② ❡st✐♠❛t✐♦♥ ✈✐❛ ❈▼❈ r❡s✉❧ts

❈r✉❞❡ ▼♦♥t❡ ❈❛r❧♦ ❡st✐♠❛t✐♦♥✳❞❝♦❧ = ✶✵✵♠✱✶✵✵ ❡st✐♠❛t✐♦♥s ❜❛s❡❞ ♦♥ ✸✵✵✵✵✵ t❤r♦✇s✳

❋✐❣✉r❡✿ Pr♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t② ❡st✐♠❛t✐♦♥s

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

■r✐❞✐✉♠ ❛♥❞ ❈♦s♠♦s

Pr♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t② ❡st✐♠❛t✐♦♥ ✈✐❛ ❈▼❈ r❡s✉❧ts

❈r✉❞❡ ▼♦♥t❡ ❈❛r❧♦ ❡st✐♠❛t✐♦♥✳❞❝♦❧ = ✶✵✵♠✱✶✵✵ ❡st✐♠❛t✐♦♥s ❜❛s❡❞ ♦♥ ✸✵✵✵✵✵ t❤r♦✇s✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

■r✐❞✐✉♠ ❛♥❞ ❈♦s♠♦s

Pr♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t② ❡st✐♠❛t✐♦♥ ✈✐❛ ❈▼❈ r❡s✉❧ts

❈r✉❞❡ ▼♦♥t❡ ❈❛r❧♦ ❡st✐♠❛t✐♦♥✳❞❝♦❧ = ✶✵✵♠✱✶✵✵ ❡st✐♠❛t✐♦♥s ❜❛s❡❞ ♦♥ ✸✵✵✵✵✵ t❤r♦✇s✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

■r✐❞✐✉♠ ❛♥❞ ❈♦s♠♦s

Pr♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t② ❡st✐♠❛t✐♦♥ ✈✐❛ ❈▼❈ r❡s✉❧ts

❈r✉❞❡ ▼♦♥t❡ ❈❛r❧♦ ❡st✐♠❛t✐♦♥✳❞❝♦❧ = ✶✵✵♠✱✶✵✵ ❡st✐♠❛t✐♦♥s ❜❛s❡❞ ♦♥ ✸✵✵✵✵✵ t❤r♦✇s✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

■r✐❞✐✉♠ ❛♥❞ ❈♦s♠♦s

Pr♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t② ❡st✐♠❛t✐♦♥ ✈✐❛ ❈▼❈ r❡s✉❧ts

❈r✉❞❡ ▼♦♥t❡ ❈❛r❧♦ ❡st✐♠❛t✐♦♥✳ ❞❝♦❧ = ✶✵✵♠

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❋✐❣✉r❡✿ ✶✵✵ ❡st✐♠❛t✐♦♥s ❜❛s❡❞ ♦♥ ✸✵✵✵✵✵ ❡①❛❝t❧② s✐♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥s✳

▼❡❛♥ ❡st✐♠❛t❡✿ ✶ ✻ ✶✵ ✻✳

❊♠♣✐r✐❝❛❧ r❡❧❛t✐✈❡ ❞❡✈✐❛t✐♦♥✿ ✶ ✼✷✺✽✳

❯♥r❡❧✐❛❜❧❡✦

◆❡❡❞ ❢♦r ❛ ✇❡❧❧ ❝❤♦s❡♥ r❛r❡ ❡✈❡♥t ❞❡❞✐❝❛t❡❞ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡✦

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

■r✐❞✐✉♠ ❛♥❞ ❈♦s♠♦s

Pr♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t② ❡st✐♠❛t✐♦♥ ✈✐❛ ❈▼❈ r❡s✉❧ts

❈r✉❞❡ ▼♦♥t❡ ❈❛r❧♦ ❡st✐♠❛t✐♦♥✳ ❞❝♦❧ = ✶✵✵♠

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❋✐❣✉r❡✿ ✶✵✵ ❡st✐♠❛t✐♦♥s ❜❛s❡❞ ♦♥ ✸✵✵✵✵✵ ❡①❛❝t❧② s✐♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥s✳

▼❡❛♥ ❡st✐♠❛t❡✿ ✶.✻ · ✶✵−✻✳

❊♠♣✐r✐❝❛❧ r❡❧❛t✐✈❡ ❞❡✈✐❛t✐♦♥✿ ✶.✼✷✺✽✳

❯♥r❡❧✐❛❜❧❡✦

◆❡❡❞ ❢♦r ❛ ✇❡❧❧ ❝❤♦s❡♥ r❛r❡ ❡✈❡♥t ❞❡❞✐❝❛t❡❞ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡✦

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

■r✐❞✐✉♠ ❛♥❞ ❈♦s♠♦s

Pr♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t② ❡st✐♠❛t✐♦♥ ✈✐❛ ❈▼❈ r❡s✉❧ts

❈r✉❞❡ ▼♦♥t❡ ❈❛r❧♦ ❡st✐♠❛t✐♦♥✳ ❞❝♦❧ = ✶✵✵♠

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❋✐❣✉r❡✿ ✶✵✵ ❡st✐♠❛t✐♦♥s ❜❛s❡❞ ♦♥ ✸✵✵✵✵✵ ❡①❛❝t❧② s✐♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥s✳

▼❡❛♥ ❡st✐♠❛t❡✿ ✶.✻ · ✶✵−✻✳

❊♠♣✐r✐❝❛❧ r❡❧❛t✐✈❡ ❞❡✈✐❛t✐♦♥✿ ✶.✼✷✺✽✳

❯♥r❡❧✐❛❜❧❡✦

◆❡❡❞ ❢♦r ❛ ✇❡❧❧ ❝❤♦s❡♥ r❛r❡ ❡✈❡♥t ❞❡❞✐❝❛t❡❞ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡✦

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

■r✐❞✐✉♠ ❛♥❞ ❈♦s♠♦s

Pr♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t② ❡st✐♠❛t✐♦♥ ✈✐❛ ❈▼❈ r❡s✉❧ts

❈r✉❞❡ ▼♦♥t❡ ❈❛r❧♦ ❡st✐♠❛t✐♦♥✳ ❞❝♦❧ = ✶✵✵♠

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❋✐❣✉r❡✿ ✶✵✵ ❡st✐♠❛t✐♦♥s ❜❛s❡❞ ♦♥ ✸✵✵✵✵✵ ❡①❛❝t❧② s✐♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥s✳

▼❡❛♥ ❡st✐♠❛t❡✿ ✶.✻ · ✶✵−✻✳

❊♠♣✐r✐❝❛❧ r❡❧❛t✐✈❡ ❞❡✈✐❛t✐♦♥✿ ✶.✼✷✺✽✳

❯♥r❡❧✐❛❜❧❡✦

◆❡❡❞ ❢♦r ❛ ✇❡❧❧ ❝❤♦s❡♥ r❛r❡ ❡✈❡♥t ❞❡❞✐❝❛t❡❞ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡✦

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

■r✐❞✐✉♠ ❛♥❞ ❈♦s♠♦s

Pr♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t② ❡st✐♠❛t✐♦♥ ✈✐❛ ❈▼❈ r❡s✉❧ts

❘❛r❡ ❡✈❡♥t t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡ r❡q✉✐r❡♠❡♥ts

❆♣♣❧✐❝❛❜✐❧✐t②✿ ♠❡t❤♦❞ ♠✉st ❜❡ ❛❜❧❡ t♦ ♦♣❡r❛t❡ ♦♥ ❛ ❜❧❛❝❦ ❜♦①♠❛♣♣✐♥❣ ❛♥❞ ✇✐t❤♦✉t ♣r✐♦r✳

❆✛♦r❞❛❜✐❧✐t②✿ ♠❡t❤♦❞ s✐♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥ ❝♦st s❤♦✉❧❞ ❜❡ ❛s s♠❛❧❧ ❛s♣♦ss✐❜❧❡✳

❊♥❣✐♥❡❡r✲❢r✐❡♥❞❧✐♥❡ss✿ ♠❡t❤♦❞ s❤♦✉❧❞ ❜❡ ❛s s❡❧❢✲t✉♥✐♥❣ ❛s♣♦ss✐❜❧❡✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

■r✐❞✐✉♠ ❛♥❞ ❈♦s♠♦s

Pr♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t② ❡st✐♠❛t✐♦♥ ✈✐❛ ❈▼❈ r❡s✉❧ts

❘❛r❡ ❡✈❡♥t t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡ r❡q✉✐r❡♠❡♥ts

❆♣♣❧✐❝❛❜✐❧✐t②✿ ♠❡t❤♦❞ ♠✉st ❜❡ ❛❜❧❡ t♦ ♦♣❡r❛t❡ ♦♥ ❛ ❜❧❛❝❦ ❜♦①♠❛♣♣✐♥❣ ❛♥❞ ✇✐t❤♦✉t ♣r✐♦r✳

❆✛♦r❞❛❜✐❧✐t②✿ ♠❡t❤♦❞ s✐♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥ ❝♦st s❤♦✉❧❞ ❜❡ ❛s s♠❛❧❧ ❛s♣♦ss✐❜❧❡✳

❊♥❣✐♥❡❡r✲❢r✐❡♥❞❧✐♥❡ss✿ ♠❡t❤♦❞ s❤♦✉❧❞ ❜❡ ❛s s❡❧❢✲t✉♥✐♥❣ ❛s♣♦ss✐❜❧❡✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

■r✐❞✐✉♠ ❛♥❞ ❈♦s♠♦s

Pr♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t② ❡st✐♠❛t✐♦♥ ✈✐❛ ❈▼❈ r❡s✉❧ts

❘❛r❡ ❡✈❡♥t t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡ r❡q✉✐r❡♠❡♥ts

❆♣♣❧✐❝❛❜✐❧✐t②✿ ♠❡t❤♦❞ ♠✉st ❜❡ ❛❜❧❡ t♦ ♦♣❡r❛t❡ ♦♥ ❛ ❜❧❛❝❦ ❜♦①♠❛♣♣✐♥❣ ❛♥❞ ✇✐t❤♦✉t ♣r✐♦r✳

❆✛♦r❞❛❜✐❧✐t②✿ ♠❡t❤♦❞ s✐♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥ ❝♦st s❤♦✉❧❞ ❜❡ ❛s s♠❛❧❧ ❛s♣♦ss✐❜❧❡✳

❊♥❣✐♥❡❡r✲❢r✐❡♥❞❧✐♥❡ss✿ ♠❡t❤♦❞ s❤♦✉❧❞ ❜❡ ❛s s❡❧❢✲t✉♥✐♥❣ ❛s♣♦ss✐❜❧❡✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

■r✐❞✐✉♠ ❛♥❞ ❈♦s♠♦s

Pr♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t② ❡st✐♠❛t✐♦♥ ✈✐❛ ❈▼❈ r❡s✉❧ts

❘❛r❡ ❡✈❡♥t t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡ r❡q✉✐r❡♠❡♥ts

❆♣♣❧✐❝❛❜✐❧✐t②✿ ♠❡t❤♦❞ ♠✉st ❜❡ ❛❜❧❡ t♦ ♦♣❡r❛t❡ ♦♥ ❛ ❜❧❛❝❦ ❜♦①♠❛♣♣✐♥❣ ❛♥❞ ✇✐t❤♦✉t ♣r✐♦r✳

❆✛♦r❞❛❜✐❧✐t②✿ ♠❡t❤♦❞ s✐♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥ ❝♦st s❤♦✉❧❞ ❜❡ ❛s s♠❛❧❧ ❛s♣♦ss✐❜❧❡✳

❊♥❣✐♥❡❡r✲❢r✐❡♥❞❧✐♥❡ss✿ ♠❡t❤♦❞ s❤♦✉❧❞ ❜❡ ❛s s❡❧❢✲t✉♥✐♥❣ ❛s♣♦ss✐❜❧❡✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❖✉t❧✐♥❡

✶ ■♥tr♦❞✉❝t✐♦♥

✷ ■r✐❞✐✉♠ ❛♥❞ ❈♦s♠♦s

✸ ❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡❚❤❡ ❛❧❣♦r✐t❤♠❆ ❝❧♦s❡r ❧♦♦❦ ❛t ▼❛r❦♦✈✐❛♥ r❡s❛♠♣❧✐♥❣❚❤❡ ❆❙❚ ✐♥ ❛❝t✐♦♥Pr♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t② ❡st✐♠❛t✐♦♥ ✈✐❛ ❆❙❚ r❡s✉❧ts❈▼❈ ✈❡rs✉s ❆❙❚

✹ ❆❙❚✬s ♦♣❡♥ ✐ss✉❡s

✺ ❈♦♥❝❧✉s✐♦♥

✻ P✉❜❧✐❝❛t✐♦♥s ❛♥❞ ❝♦♠♠✉♥✐❝❛t✐♦♥s

✼ ❘❡❢❡r❡♥❝❡s

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆ t②♣✐❝❛❧ ✐♥❞✉str✐❛❧ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t② ❡st✐♠❛t✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❧❡♠

❤ ❞ ✐s t❤❡ tr❛♥s❢❡r ❢✉♥❝t✐♦♥ ❛♥❞ ❝❛♥ ❜❡ ❛ ❜❧❛❝❦ ❜♦①✳

❳ ❢❳ ✐s t❤❡ ✐♥♣✉t r❛♥❞♦♠ ✈❛r✐❛❜❧❡ ♦♥ ✳

❣ ❞ ✐s t❤❡ ❝r✐t❡r✐♦♥ ❢✉♥❝t✐♦♥✳

s ❳ ❣ ❤ ❳ ✐s t❤❡ ♦❜s❡r✈❡❞ r❛♥❞♦♠ s❝♦r❡✳

✐s t❤❡ t❛r❣❡t s❝♦r❡ s❡t✳

❳ s ✶ ❄

■❢ ✐s s♠❛❧❧✱ ❈r✉❞❡ ▼♦♥t❡ ❈❛r❧♦ ✇♦♥✬t ❞♦✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆ t②♣✐❝❛❧ ✐♥❞✉str✐❛❧ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t② ❡st✐♠❛t✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❧❡♠

❤ : X → R❞ ✐s t❤❡ tr❛♥s❢❡r ❢✉♥❝t✐♦♥ ❛♥❞ ❝❛♥ ❜❡ ❛ ❜❧❛❝❦ ❜♦①✳

❳ ❢❳ ✐s t❤❡ ✐♥♣✉t r❛♥❞♦♠ ✈❛r✐❛❜❧❡ ♦♥ ✳

❣ ❞ ✐s t❤❡ ❝r✐t❡r✐♦♥ ❢✉♥❝t✐♦♥✳

s ❳ ❣ ❤ ❳ ✐s t❤❡ ♦❜s❡r✈❡❞ r❛♥❞♦♠ s❝♦r❡✳

✐s t❤❡ t❛r❣❡t s❝♦r❡ s❡t✳

❳ s ✶ ❄

■❢ ✐s s♠❛❧❧✱ ❈r✉❞❡ ▼♦♥t❡ ❈❛r❧♦ ✇♦♥✬t ❞♦✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆ t②♣✐❝❛❧ ✐♥❞✉str✐❛❧ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t② ❡st✐♠❛t✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❧❡♠

❤ : X → R❞ ✐s t❤❡ tr❛♥s❢❡r ❢✉♥❝t✐♦♥ ❛♥❞ ❝❛♥ ❜❡ ❛ ❜❧❛❝❦ ❜♦①✳

❳ ∼ ❢❳ ✐s t❤❡ ✐♥♣✉t r❛♥❞♦♠ ✈❛r✐❛❜❧❡ ♦♥ X✳

❣ ❞ ✐s t❤❡ ❝r✐t❡r✐♦♥ ❢✉♥❝t✐♦♥✳

s ❳ ❣ ❤ ❳ ✐s t❤❡ ♦❜s❡r✈❡❞ r❛♥❞♦♠ s❝♦r❡✳

✐s t❤❡ t❛r❣❡t s❝♦r❡ s❡t✳

❳ s ✶ ❄

■❢ ✐s s♠❛❧❧✱ ❈r✉❞❡ ▼♦♥t❡ ❈❛r❧♦ ✇♦♥✬t ❞♦✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆ t②♣✐❝❛❧ ✐♥❞✉str✐❛❧ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t② ❡st✐♠❛t✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❧❡♠

❤ : X → R❞ ✐s t❤❡ tr❛♥s❢❡r ❢✉♥❝t✐♦♥ ❛♥❞ ❝❛♥ ❜❡ ❛ ❜❧❛❝❦ ❜♦①✳

❳ ∼ ❢❳ ✐s t❤❡ ✐♥♣✉t r❛♥❞♦♠ ✈❛r✐❛❜❧❡ ♦♥ X✳

❣ : R❞ → R ✐s t❤❡ ❝r✐t❡r✐♦♥ ❢✉♥❝t✐♦♥✳

s ❳ ❣ ❤ ❳ ✐s t❤❡ ♦❜s❡r✈❡❞ r❛♥❞♦♠ s❝♦r❡✳

✐s t❤❡ t❛r❣❡t s❝♦r❡ s❡t✳

❳ s ✶ ❄

■❢ ✐s s♠❛❧❧✱ ❈r✉❞❡ ▼♦♥t❡ ❈❛r❧♦ ✇♦♥✬t ❞♦✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆ t②♣✐❝❛❧ ✐♥❞✉str✐❛❧ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t② ❡st✐♠❛t✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❧❡♠

❤ : X → R❞ ✐s t❤❡ tr❛♥s❢❡r ❢✉♥❝t✐♦♥ ❛♥❞ ❝❛♥ ❜❡ ❛ ❜❧❛❝❦ ❜♦①✳

❳ ∼ ❢❳ ✐s t❤❡ ✐♥♣✉t r❛♥❞♦♠ ✈❛r✐❛❜❧❡ ♦♥ X✳

❣ : R❞ → R ✐s t❤❡ ❝r✐t❡r✐♦♥ ❢✉♥❝t✐♦♥✳

ξ ≡ s(❳ ) = ❣ ◦ ❤(❳ ) ✐s t❤❡ ♦❜s❡r✈❡❞ r❛♥❞♦♠ s❝♦r❡✳

✐s t❤❡ t❛r❣❡t s❝♦r❡ s❡t✳

❳ s ✶ ❄

■❢ ✐s s♠❛❧❧✱ ❈r✉❞❡ ▼♦♥t❡ ❈❛r❧♦ ✇♦♥✬t ❞♦✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆ t②♣✐❝❛❧ ✐♥❞✉str✐❛❧ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t② ❡st✐♠❛t✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❧❡♠

❤ : X → R❞ ✐s t❤❡ tr❛♥s❢❡r ❢✉♥❝t✐♦♥ ❛♥❞ ❝❛♥ ❜❡ ❛ ❜❧❛❝❦ ❜♦①✳

❳ ∼ ❢❳ ✐s t❤❡ ✐♥♣✉t r❛♥❞♦♠ ✈❛r✐❛❜❧❡ ♦♥ X✳

❣ : R❞ → R ✐s t❤❡ ❝r✐t❡r✐♦♥ ❢✉♥❝t✐♦♥✳

ξ ≡ s(❳ ) = ❣ ◦ ❤(❳ ) ✐s t❤❡ ♦❜s❡r✈❡❞ r❛♥❞♦♠ s❝♦r❡✳

A ⊂ R ✐s t❤❡ t❛r❣❡t s❝♦r❡ s❡t✳

❳ s ✶ ❄

■❢ ✐s s♠❛❧❧✱ ❈r✉❞❡ ▼♦♥t❡ ❈❛r❧♦ ✇♦♥✬t ❞♦✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆ t②♣✐❝❛❧ ✐♥❞✉str✐❛❧ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t② ❡st✐♠❛t✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❧❡♠

❤ : X → R❞ ✐s t❤❡ tr❛♥s❢❡r ❢✉♥❝t✐♦♥ ❛♥❞ ❝❛♥ ❜❡ ❛ ❜❧❛❝❦ ❜♦①✳

❳ ∼ ❢❳ ✐s t❤❡ ✐♥♣✉t r❛♥❞♦♠ ✈❛r✐❛❜❧❡ ♦♥ X✳

❣ : R❞ → R ✐s t❤❡ ❝r✐t❡r✐♦♥ ❢✉♥❝t✐♦♥✳

ξ ≡ s(❳ ) = ❣ ◦ ❤(❳ ) ✐s t❤❡ ♦❜s❡r✈❡❞ r❛♥❞♦♠ s❝♦r❡✳

A ⊂ R ✐s t❤❡ t❛r❣❡t s❝♦r❡ s❡t✳

P[ξ ∈ A] = P[❳ ∈ s−✶(A)]❄

■❢ ✐s s♠❛❧❧✱ ❈r✉❞❡ ▼♦♥t❡ ❈❛r❧♦ ✇♦♥✬t ❞♦✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆ t②♣✐❝❛❧ ✐♥❞✉str✐❛❧ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t② ❡st✐♠❛t✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❧❡♠

❤ : X → R❞ ✐s t❤❡ tr❛♥s❢❡r ❢✉♥❝t✐♦♥ ❛♥❞ ❝❛♥ ❜❡ ❛ ❜❧❛❝❦ ❜♦①✳

❳ ∼ ❢❳ ✐s t❤❡ ✐♥♣✉t r❛♥❞♦♠ ✈❛r✐❛❜❧❡ ♦♥ X✳

❣ : R❞ → R ✐s t❤❡ ❝r✐t❡r✐♦♥ ❢✉♥❝t✐♦♥✳

ξ ≡ s(❳ ) = ❣ ◦ ❤(❳ ) ✐s t❤❡ ♦❜s❡r✈❡❞ r❛♥❞♦♠ s❝♦r❡✳

A ⊂ R ✐s t❤❡ t❛r❣❡t s❝♦r❡ s❡t✳

P[ξ ∈ A] = P[❳ ∈ s−✶(A)]❄

■❢ P[ξ ∈ A] ✐s s♠❛❧❧✱ ❈r✉❞❡ ▼♦♥t❡ ❈❛r❧♦ ✇♦♥✬t ❞♦✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❚❤❡ ❙♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ ❚❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡ ✐♥ ❛ ♥✉ts❤❡❧❧

✶ ❘❡♣❤r❛s❡ t❤❡ s♦✉❣❤t ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t②

✐ ✶ ✐ ✐ ✶

✷ ❊st✐♠❛t❡ t❤❡ ❝♦♥❞✐t✐♦♥❛❧ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✐t❡r❛t✐✈❡❧②✳

❋r♦♠ ♥♦✇ ♦♥✱ s✉♣♣♦s❡ ❚

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❚❤❡ ❙♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ ❚❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡ ✐♥ ❛ ♥✉ts❤❡❧❧✶ ❘❡♣❤r❛s❡ t❤❡ s♦✉❣❤t ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t②

{

R = A✵ ⊃ · · · ⊃ Aκ = AP[ξ ∈ A] =

∏κ✐=✶

P[ξ ∈ A✐ |ξ ∈ A✐−✶]

✷ ❊st✐♠❛t❡ t❤❡ ❝♦♥❞✐t✐♦♥❛❧ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✐t❡r❛t✐✈❡❧②✳

❋r♦♠ ♥♦✇ ♦♥✱ s✉♣♣♦s❡ ❚

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❚❤❡ ❙♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ ❚❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡ ✐♥ ❛ ♥✉ts❤❡❧❧✶ ❘❡♣❤r❛s❡ t❤❡ s♦✉❣❤t ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t②

{

R = A✵ ⊃ · · · ⊃ Aκ = AP[ξ ∈ A] =

∏κ✐=✶

P[ξ ∈ A✐ |ξ ∈ A✐−✶]

✷ ❊st✐♠❛t❡ t❤❡ ❝♦♥❞✐t✐♦♥❛❧ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✐t❡r❛t✐✈❡❧②✳

❋r♦♠ ♥♦✇ ♦♥✱ s✉♣♣♦s❡ ❚

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❚❤❡ ❙♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ ❚❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡ ✐♥ ❛ ♥✉ts❤❡❧❧✶ ❘❡♣❤r❛s❡ t❤❡ s♦✉❣❤t ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t②

{

R = A✵ ⊃ · · · ⊃ Aκ = AP[ξ ∈ A] =

∏κ✐=✶

P[ξ ∈ A✐ |ξ ∈ A✐−✶]

✷ ❊st✐♠❛t❡ t❤❡ ❝♦♥❞✐t✐♦♥❛❧ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✐t❡r❛t✐✈❡❧②✳

❋r♦♠ ♥♦✇ ♦♥✱ s✉♣♣♦s❡ A = [❚ ,∞[

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❚❤❡ ❛❧❣♦r✐t❤♠

❚❤❡ ❆❞❛♣t✐✈❡ ❙♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ ❚❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡st❡♣ ❜② st❡♣

✶ ●❡♥❡r❛t❡ ❳ ✐

❦ ✶♣♦✐♥ts

❛❝❝♦r❞✐♥❣ t♦ ❢❳ s ❳ ❦ ✶✳

✷ ❉❡✜♥❡ ❦ ❛s s ❳ ✐

❦ ✶✬s

❡♠♣✐r✐❝❛❧ ❛❦ ✲q✉❛♥t✐❧❡ ❛♥❞ s❡t

❦ ❦ ✳✸ s ❳ ❦ ❦ ✶ ❛❦ ✳✹ ❘❡♣❧❛❝❡ ♣♦✐♥ts ♦✉ts✐❞❡ ❦

❜② ❝❤♦♦s✐♥❣ ✉♥✐❢♦r♠❧② ✇✐t❤r❡♣❧❛❝❡♠❡♥t ❛♠♦♥❣ t❤♦s❡ ✐♥

❦ ✳✺ ❯s❡ ❛❧❧ t❤❡ ♣♦✐♥ts t♦ s❛♠♣❧❡

❛❝❝♦r❞✐♥❣ t♦ ❢❳ s ❳ ❦✳

✻ ❇❛❝❦ t♦ st❡♣ ✷✳

❚❤❡ ❆❞❛♣t✐✈❡ ❙♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ ❚❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡✐♥ ✐♠❛❣❡s

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❚❤❡ ❛❧❣♦r✐t❤♠

❚❤❡ ❆❞❛♣t✐✈❡ ❙♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ ❚❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡st❡♣ ❜② st❡♣

✶ ●❡♥❡r❛t❡ {❳ ✐

❦−✶} ♣♦✐♥ts

❛❝❝♦r❞✐♥❣ t♦ ❢❳ |s(❳ )≥δ❦−✶✳

✷ ❉❡✜♥❡ ❦ ❛s s ❳ ✐

❦ ✶✬s

❡♠♣✐r✐❝❛❧ ❛❦ ✲q✉❛♥t✐❧❡ ❛♥❞ s❡t

❦ ❦ ✳✸ s ❳ ❦ ❦ ✶ ❛❦ ✳✹ ❘❡♣❧❛❝❡ ♣♦✐♥ts ♦✉ts✐❞❡ ❦

❜② ❝❤♦♦s✐♥❣ ✉♥✐❢♦r♠❧② ✇✐t❤r❡♣❧❛❝❡♠❡♥t ❛♠♦♥❣ t❤♦s❡ ✐♥

❦ ✳✺ ❯s❡ ❛❧❧ t❤❡ ♣♦✐♥ts t♦ s❛♠♣❧❡

❛❝❝♦r❞✐♥❣ t♦ ❢❳ s ❳ ❦✳

✻ ❇❛❝❦ t♦ st❡♣ ✷✳

❚❤❡ ❆❞❛♣t✐✈❡ ❙♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ ❚❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡✐♥ ✐♠❛❣❡s

0 200 400 600 800 10000

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

3.5

4

Generation number

ξ i−1

Generate ξi−1

points according to fξ|ξ≥ d

i−1

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❚❤❡ ❛❧❣♦r✐t❤♠

❚❤❡ ❆❞❛♣t✐✈❡ ❙♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ ❚❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡st❡♣ ❜② st❡♣

✶ ●❡♥❡r❛t❡ {❳ ✐

❦−✶} ♣♦✐♥ts

❛❝❝♦r❞✐♥❣ t♦ ❢❳ |s(❳ )≥δ❦−✶✳

✷ ❉❡✜♥❡ δ❦ ❛s {s(❳ ✐

❦−✶)}✬s

❡♠♣✐r✐❝❛❧ ❛❦ ✲q✉❛♥t✐❧❡ ❛♥❞ s❡tA❦ = [δ❦ ,∞[✳

✸ s ❳ ❦ ❦ ✶ ❛❦ ✳✹ ❘❡♣❧❛❝❡ ♣♦✐♥ts ♦✉ts✐❞❡ ❦

❜② ❝❤♦♦s✐♥❣ ✉♥✐❢♦r♠❧② ✇✐t❤r❡♣❧❛❝❡♠❡♥t ❛♠♦♥❣ t❤♦s❡ ✐♥

❦ ✳✺ ❯s❡ ❛❧❧ t❤❡ ♣♦✐♥ts t♦ s❛♠♣❧❡

❛❝❝♦r❞✐♥❣ t♦ ❢❳ s ❳ ❦✳

✻ ❇❛❝❦ t♦ st❡♣ ✷✳

❚❤❡ ❆❞❛♣t✐✈❡ ❙♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ ❚❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡✐♥ ✐♠❛❣❡s

0 200 400 600 800 10000

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

3.5

4

Generation number

ξ i−1

Quantile positioning

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❚❤❡ ❛❧❣♦r✐t❤♠

❚❤❡ ❆❞❛♣t✐✈❡ ❙♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ ❚❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡st❡♣ ❜② st❡♣

✶ ●❡♥❡r❛t❡ {❳ ✐

❦−✶} ♣♦✐♥ts

❛❝❝♦r❞✐♥❣ t♦ ❢❳ |s(❳ )≥δ❦−✶✳

✷ ❉❡✜♥❡ δ❦ ❛s {s(❳ ✐

❦−✶)}✬s

❡♠♣✐r✐❝❛❧ ❛❦ ✲q✉❛♥t✐❧❡ ❛♥❞ s❡tA❦ = [δ❦ ,∞[✳

✸ P[s(❳ ) ≥ δ❦ |A❦−✶] ∼ ❛❦ ✳

✹ ❘❡♣❧❛❝❡ ♣♦✐♥ts ♦✉ts✐❞❡ ❦

❜② ❝❤♦♦s✐♥❣ ✉♥✐❢♦r♠❧② ✇✐t❤r❡♣❧❛❝❡♠❡♥t ❛♠♦♥❣ t❤♦s❡ ✐♥

❦ ✳✺ ❯s❡ ❛❧❧ t❤❡ ♣♦✐♥ts t♦ s❛♠♣❧❡

❛❝❝♦r❞✐♥❣ t♦ ❢❳ s ❳ ❦✳

✻ ❇❛❝❦ t♦ st❡♣ ✷✳

❚❤❡ ❆❞❛♣t✐✈❡ ❙♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ ❚❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡✐♥ ✐♠❛❣❡s

0 200 400 600 800 10000

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

3.5

4

Generation number

ξ i−1

Killing under the threshold

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❚❤❡ ❛❧❣♦r✐t❤♠

❚❤❡ ❆❞❛♣t✐✈❡ ❙♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ ❚❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡st❡♣ ❜② st❡♣

✶ ●❡♥❡r❛t❡ {❳ ✐

❦−✶} ♣♦✐♥ts

❛❝❝♦r❞✐♥❣ t♦ ❢❳ |s(❳ )≥δ❦−✶✳

✷ ❉❡✜♥❡ δ❦ ❛s {s(❳ ✐

❦−✶)}✬s

❡♠♣✐r✐❝❛❧ ❛❦ ✲q✉❛♥t✐❧❡ ❛♥❞ s❡tA❦ = [δ❦ ,∞[✳

✸ P[s(❳ ) ≥ δ❦ |A❦−✶] ∼ ❛❦ ✳✹ ❘❡♣❧❛❝❡ ♣♦✐♥ts ♦✉ts✐❞❡ A❦

❜② ❝❤♦♦s✐♥❣ ✉♥✐❢♦r♠❧② ✇✐t❤r❡♣❧❛❝❡♠❡♥t ❛♠♦♥❣ t❤♦s❡ ✐♥A❦ ✳

✺ ❯s❡ ❛❧❧ t❤❡ ♣♦✐♥ts t♦ s❛♠♣❧❡❛❝❝♦r❞✐♥❣ t♦ ❢❳ s ❳ ❦

✳✻ ❇❛❝❦ t♦ st❡♣ ✷✳

❚❤❡ ❆❞❛♣t✐✈❡ ❙♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ ❚❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡✐♥ ✐♠❛❣❡s

0 200 400 600 800 10000

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

3.5

4

Generation number

ξ i−1

Resampling above the threshold uniformly with replacement

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❚❤❡ ❛❧❣♦r✐t❤♠

❚❤❡ ❆❞❛♣t✐✈❡ ❙♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ ❚❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡st❡♣ ❜② st❡♣

✶ ●❡♥❡r❛t❡ {❳ ✐

❦−✶} ♣♦✐♥ts

❛❝❝♦r❞✐♥❣ t♦ ❢❳ |s(❳ )≥δ❦−✶✳

✷ ❉❡✜♥❡ δ❦ ❛s {s(❳ ✐

❦−✶)}✬s

❡♠♣✐r✐❝❛❧ ❛❦ ✲q✉❛♥t✐❧❡ ❛♥❞ s❡tA❦ = [δ❦ ,∞[✳

✸ P[s(❳ ) ≥ δ❦ |A❦−✶] ∼ ❛❦ ✳✹ ❘❡♣❧❛❝❡ ♣♦✐♥ts ♦✉ts✐❞❡ A❦

❜② ❝❤♦♦s✐♥❣ ✉♥✐❢♦r♠❧② ✇✐t❤r❡♣❧❛❝❡♠❡♥t ❛♠♦♥❣ t❤♦s❡ ✐♥A❦ ✳

✺ ❯s❡ ❛❧❧ t❤❡ ♣♦✐♥ts t♦ s❛♠♣❧❡❛❝❝♦r❞✐♥❣ t♦ ❢❳ |s(❳ )≥δ❦

✻ ❇❛❝❦ t♦ st❡♣ ✷✳

❚❤❡ ❆❞❛♣t✐✈❡ ❙♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ ❚❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡✐♥ ✐♠❛❣❡s

0 200 400 600 800 10000

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

3.5

4

Generation number

ξ i

Sampling conditionally to being above the threshold

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❚❤❡ ❛❧❣♦r✐t❤♠

❚❤❡ ❆❞❛♣t✐✈❡ ❙♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ ❚❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡st❡♣ ❜② st❡♣

✶ ●❡♥❡r❛t❡ {❳ ✐

❦−✶} ♣♦✐♥ts

❛❝❝♦r❞✐♥❣ t♦ ❢❳ |s(❳ )≥δ❦−✶✳

✷ ❉❡✜♥❡ δ❦ ❛s {s(❳ ✐

❦−✶)}✬s

❡♠♣✐r✐❝❛❧ ❛❦ ✲q✉❛♥t✐❧❡ ❛♥❞ s❡tA❦ = [δ❦ ,∞[✳

✸ P[s(❳ ) ≥ δ❦ |A❦−✶] ∼ ❛❦ ✳✹ ❘❡♣❧❛❝❡ ♣♦✐♥ts ♦✉ts✐❞❡ A❦

❜② ❝❤♦♦s✐♥❣ ✉♥✐❢♦r♠❧② ✇✐t❤r❡♣❧❛❝❡♠❡♥t ❛♠♦♥❣ t❤♦s❡ ✐♥A❦ ✳

✺ ❯s❡ ❛❧❧ t❤❡ ♣♦✐♥ts t♦ s❛♠♣❧❡❛❝❝♦r❞✐♥❣ t♦ ❢❳ |s(❳ )≥δ❦

✳✻ ❇❛❝❦ t♦ st❡♣ ✷✳

❚❤❡ ❆❞❛♣t✐✈❡ ❙♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ ❚❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡✐♥ ✐♠❛❣❡s

0 200 400 600 800 10000

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

3.5

4

Generation number

ξ i

New quantile positionning

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❚❤❡ ❛❧❣♦r✐t❤♠

❚❤❡ ❆❞❛♣t✐✈❡ ❙♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ ❚❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡st❡♣ ❜② st❡♣

✶ ●❡♥❡r❛t❡ {❳ ✐

❦−✶} ♣♦✐♥ts

❛❝❝♦r❞✐♥❣ t♦ ❢❳ |s(❳ )≥δ❦−✶✳

✷ ❉❡✜♥❡ δ❦ ❛s {s(❳ ✐

❦−✶)}✬s

❡♠♣✐r✐❝❛❧ ❛❦ ✲q✉❛♥t✐❧❡ ❛♥❞ s❡tA❦ = [δ❦ ,∞[✳

✸ P[s(❳ ) ≥ δ❦ |A❦−✶] ∼ ❛❦ ✳✹ ❘❡♣❧❛❝❡ ♣♦✐♥ts ♦✉ts✐❞❡ A❦

❜② ❝❤♦♦s✐♥❣ ✉♥✐❢♦r♠❧② ✇✐t❤r❡♣❧❛❝❡♠❡♥t ❛♠♦♥❣ t❤♦s❡ ✐♥A❦ ✳

✺ ❯s❡ ❛❧❧ t❤❡ ♣♦✐♥ts t♦ s❛♠♣❧❡❛❝❝♦r❞✐♥❣ t♦ ❢❳ |s(❳ )≥δ❦

✳✻ ❇❛❝❦ t♦ st❡♣ ✷✳

❚❤❡ ❆❞❛♣t✐✈❡ ❙♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ ❚❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡✐♥ ✐♠❛❣❡s

0 200 400 600 800 10000

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

3.5

4

Generation number

ξ i

New quantile positionning

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❚❤❡ ❛❧❣♦r✐t❤♠

❆❙❚ ❧♦❣✐❣r❛♠

Start

Generate according to the original

law.

k=0

Calculate empirical quantile

Calculate conditional probability

k=k+1

Replace points under quantile with points above,

choosing uniformly with replacement.

Empirical quantile over

threshold?

"Use" points to generate

conditionally to being

above the quantile.

EndCalculate

sought probability

NO

YES

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❚❤❡ ❛❧❣♦r✐t❤♠

❆❙❚ ❧♦❣✐❣r❛♠ ✇✐t❤ ▼❛r❦♦✈✐❛♥ r❡s❛♠♣❧✐♥❣

Start

Generate according to the original

law.

k=0

Calculate empirical quantile

Calculate conditional probability

k=k+1

Replace points under quantile with points above,

choosing uniformly with replacement.

Empirical quantile over

threshold?

Propose transitions with the

Reversible Markov Kernel.

Accept those above the quantile.

Refuse the others

(Repeat ad libitum)

EndCalculate

sought probability

NO

YES

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆ ❝❧♦s❡r ❧♦♦❦ ❛t ▼❛r❦♦✈✐❛♥ r❡s❛♠♣❧✐♥❣

❢❳ ✲r❡✈❡rs✐❜❧❡ ▼❛r❦♦✈ ❑❡r♥❡❧

▼ ✐s ♠❛♣♣✐♥❣ s✉❝❤ t❤❛t

① ▼ ① ✐s ❛ ❞❡♥s✐t② ❢✉♥❝t✐♦♥✳

▼ ✐s s❛✐❞ t♦ ❜❡ ❛ ❢❳ ✲r❡✈❡rs✐❜❧❡ ▼❛r❦♦✈ ❑❡r♥❡❧ ✐❢

① ② ❢❳ ① ▼ ① ② ❢❳ ② ▼ ② ①

▼❡❛♥✐♥❣✱ ✐❢ ❢r♦♠ ❛ ❢❳ s❡t✱ ②♦✉ ✉s❡ ▼ t♦ ❣❡♥❡r❛t❡ ❛♥♦t❤❡r✱

t❤❡ ♥❡✇ s❡t ✐s ❞✐str✐❜✉t❡❞ ❛❝❝♦r❞✐♥❣ t♦ ❢❳ ❛s ✇❡❧❧✳

st❛t✐st✐❝❛❧❧②✱ ♥♦ ♦♥❡ ❝❛♥ s❛② ✇❤✐❝❤ s❡t ❣❡♥❡r❛t❡❞ t❤❡ ♦t❤❡r✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆ ❝❧♦s❡r ❧♦♦❦ ❛t ▼❛r❦♦✈✐❛♥ r❡s❛♠♣❧✐♥❣

❢❳ ✲r❡✈❡rs✐❜❧❡ ▼❛r❦♦✈ ❑❡r♥❡❧

▼(·, ·) : X × X → R ✐s ♠❛♣♣✐♥❣ s✉❝❤ t❤❛t

∀① ∈ X, ▼(① , ·) : X → R ✐s ❛ ❞❡♥s✐t② ❢✉♥❝t✐♦♥✳

▼ ✐s s❛✐❞ t♦ ❜❡ ❛ ❢❳ ✲r❡✈❡rs✐❜❧❡ ▼❛r❦♦✈ ❑❡r♥❡❧ ✐❢

① ② ❢❳ ① ▼ ① ② ❢❳ ② ▼ ② ①

▼❡❛♥✐♥❣✱ ✐❢ ❢r♦♠ ❛ ❢❳ s❡t✱ ②♦✉ ✉s❡ ▼ t♦ ❣❡♥❡r❛t❡ ❛♥♦t❤❡r✱

t❤❡ ♥❡✇ s❡t ✐s ❞✐str✐❜✉t❡❞ ❛❝❝♦r❞✐♥❣ t♦ ❢❳ ❛s ✇❡❧❧✳

st❛t✐st✐❝❛❧❧②✱ ♥♦ ♦♥❡ ❝❛♥ s❛② ✇❤✐❝❤ s❡t ❣❡♥❡r❛t❡❞ t❤❡ ♦t❤❡r✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆ ❝❧♦s❡r ❧♦♦❦ ❛t ▼❛r❦♦✈✐❛♥ r❡s❛♠♣❧✐♥❣

❢❳ ✲r❡✈❡rs✐❜❧❡ ▼❛r❦♦✈ ❑❡r♥❡❧

▼(·, ·) : X × X → R ✐s ♠❛♣♣✐♥❣ s✉❝❤ t❤❛t

∀① ∈ X, ▼(① , ·) : X → R ✐s ❛ ❞❡♥s✐t② ❢✉♥❝t✐♦♥✳

▼ ✐s s❛✐❞ t♦ ❜❡ ❛ ❢❳ ✲r❡✈❡rs✐❜❧❡ ▼❛r❦♦✈ ❑❡r♥❡❧ ✐❢

∀(① , ②) ∈ X × X, ❢❳ (①)▼(① , ②) = ❢❳ (②)▼(② , ①)

▼❡❛♥✐♥❣✱ ✐❢ ❢r♦♠ ❛ ❢❳ s❡t✱ ②♦✉ ✉s❡ ▼ t♦ ❣❡♥❡r❛t❡ ❛♥♦t❤❡r✱

t❤❡ ♥❡✇ s❡t ✐s ❞✐str✐❜✉t❡❞ ❛❝❝♦r❞✐♥❣ t♦ ❢❳ ❛s ✇❡❧❧✳

st❛t✐st✐❝❛❧❧②✱ ♥♦ ♦♥❡ ❝❛♥ s❛② ✇❤✐❝❤ s❡t ❣❡♥❡r❛t❡❞ t❤❡ ♦t❤❡r✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆ ❝❧♦s❡r ❧♦♦❦ ❛t ▼❛r❦♦✈✐❛♥ r❡s❛♠♣❧✐♥❣

❢❳ ✲r❡✈❡rs✐❜❧❡ ▼❛r❦♦✈ ❑❡r♥❡❧

▼(·, ·) : X × X → R ✐s ♠❛♣♣✐♥❣ s✉❝❤ t❤❛t

∀① ∈ X, ▼(① , ·) : X → R ✐s ❛ ❞❡♥s✐t② ❢✉♥❝t✐♦♥✳

▼ ✐s s❛✐❞ t♦ ❜❡ ❛ ❢❳ ✲r❡✈❡rs✐❜❧❡ ▼❛r❦♦✈ ❑❡r♥❡❧ ✐❢

∀(① , ②) ∈ X × X, ❢❳ (①)▼(① , ②) = ❢❳ (②)▼(② , ①)

▼❡❛♥✐♥❣✱ ✐❢ ❢r♦♠ ❛ ❢❳ s❡t✱ ②♦✉ ✉s❡ ▼ t♦ ❣❡♥❡r❛t❡ ❛♥♦t❤❡r✱

t❤❡ ♥❡✇ s❡t ✐s ❞✐str✐❜✉t❡❞ ❛❝❝♦r❞✐♥❣ t♦ ❢❳ ❛s ✇❡❧❧✳

st❛t✐st✐❝❛❧❧②✱ ♥♦ ♦♥❡ ❝❛♥ s❛② ✇❤✐❝❤ s❡t ❣❡♥❡r❛t❡❞ t❤❡ ♦t❤❡r✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆ ❝❧♦s❡r ❧♦♦❦ ❛t ▼❛r❦♦✈✐❛♥ r❡s❛♠♣❧✐♥❣

❢❳ ✲r❡✈❡rs✐❜❧❡ ▼❛r❦♦✈ ❑❡r♥❡❧

▼(·, ·) : X × X → R ✐s ♠❛♣♣✐♥❣ s✉❝❤ t❤❛t

∀① ∈ X, ▼(① , ·) : X → R ✐s ❛ ❞❡♥s✐t② ❢✉♥❝t✐♦♥✳

▼ ✐s s❛✐❞ t♦ ❜❡ ❛ ❢❳ ✲r❡✈❡rs✐❜❧❡ ▼❛r❦♦✈ ❑❡r♥❡❧ ✐❢

∀(① , ②) ∈ X × X, ❢❳ (①)▼(① , ②) = ❢❳ (②)▼(② , ①)

▼❡❛♥✐♥❣✱ ✐❢ ❢r♦♠ ❛ ❢❳ s❡t✱ ②♦✉ ✉s❡ ▼ t♦ ❣❡♥❡r❛t❡ ❛♥♦t❤❡r✱

t❤❡ ♥❡✇ s❡t ✐s ❞✐str✐❜✉t❡❞ ❛❝❝♦r❞✐♥❣ t♦ ❢❳ ❛s ✇❡❧❧✳

st❛t✐st✐❝❛❧❧②✱ ♥♦ ♦♥❡ ❝❛♥ s❛② ✇❤✐❝❤ s❡t ❣❡♥❡r❛t❡❞ t❤❡ ♦t❤❡r✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆ ❝❧♦s❡r ❧♦♦❦ ❛t ▼❛r❦♦✈✐❛♥ r❡s❛♠♣❧✐♥❣

❢❳ ✲r❡✈❡rs✐❜❧❡ ▼❛r❦♦✈ ❑❡r♥❡❧

▼(·, ·) : X × X → R ✐s ♠❛♣♣✐♥❣ s✉❝❤ t❤❛t

∀① ∈ X, ▼(① , ·) : X → R ✐s ❛ ❞❡♥s✐t② ❢✉♥❝t✐♦♥✳

▼ ✐s s❛✐❞ t♦ ❜❡ ❛ ❢❳ ✲r❡✈❡rs✐❜❧❡ ▼❛r❦♦✈ ❑❡r♥❡❧ ✐❢

∀(① , ②) ∈ X × X, ❢❳ (①)▼(① , ②) = ❢❳ (②)▼(② , ①)

▼❡❛♥✐♥❣✱ ✐❢ ❢r♦♠ ❛ ❢❳ s❡t✱ ②♦✉ ✉s❡ ▼ t♦ ❣❡♥❡r❛t❡ ❛♥♦t❤❡r✱

t❤❡ ♥❡✇ s❡t ✐s ❞✐str✐❜✉t❡❞ ❛❝❝♦r❞✐♥❣ t♦ ❢❳ ❛s ✇❡❧❧✳

st❛t✐st✐❝❛❧❧②✱ ♥♦ ♦♥❡ ❝❛♥ s❛② ✇❤✐❝❤ s❡t ❣❡♥❡r❛t❡❞ t❤❡ ♦t❤❡r✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆ ❝❧♦s❡r ❧♦♦❦ ❛t ▼❛r❦♦✈✐❛♥ r❡s❛♠♣❧✐♥❣

❙❛♠♣❧✐♥❣ ❛❝❝♦r❞✐♥❣ t♦ ❢❳ |s(❳ )≥δ❦✉s✐♥❣ ❛ ❢❳ ✲r❡✈❡rs✐❜❧❡ ▼✳

●✐✈❡♥ ❳❦ ❢❳ s ❳ ❦✱ s❡t

✶ ❩ ❛❝❝♦r❞✐♥❣ t♦ ▼ ❳❦ ✳

✷ ❳❦

❩ ✐❢ s ❩ ❦

❳❦ ♦t❤❡r✇✐s❡

✐✳❡✳ ❣✐✈❡♥ ❳❦ ✱ ❳❦ ▼❦ ❳❦ ❞② ✇❤❡r❡

▼❦ ❳❦ ❞② ✶❦s ② ▼ ❳❦ ❞② ▼ ❳❦

❦ ❳❦❞②

❦ ❦

❳❦ ✐s ❞✐str✐❜✉t❡❞ ❛❝❝♦r❞✐♥❣ t♦ ❢❳ s ❳ ❦❛s✇❡❧❧✦

❖♥❡ ❝❛♥ ✉s❡ ▼ t♦ ✐♥✢❛t❡ ❛ ❢❳ s ❳ ❦s❡t✦

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆ ❝❧♦s❡r ❧♦♦❦ ❛t ▼❛r❦♦✈✐❛♥ r❡s❛♠♣❧✐♥❣

❙❛♠♣❧✐♥❣ ❛❝❝♦r❞✐♥❣ t♦ ❢❳ |s(❳ )≥δ❦✉s✐♥❣ ❛ ❢❳ ✲r❡✈❡rs✐❜❧❡ ▼✳

●✐✈❡♥ ❳❦ ∼ ❢❳ |s(❳ )≥δ❦✱ s❡t

✶ ❩ ❛❝❝♦r❞✐♥❣ t♦ ▼ ❳❦ ✳

✷ ❳❦

❩ ✐❢ s ❩ ❦

❳❦ ♦t❤❡r✇✐s❡

✐✳❡✳ ❣✐✈❡♥ ❳❦ ✱ ❳❦ ▼❦ ❳❦ ❞② ✇❤❡r❡

▼❦ ❳❦ ❞② ✶❦s ② ▼ ❳❦ ❞② ▼ ❳❦

❦ ❳❦❞②

❦ ❦

❳❦ ✐s ❞✐str✐❜✉t❡❞ ❛❝❝♦r❞✐♥❣ t♦ ❢❳ s ❳ ❦❛s✇❡❧❧✦

❖♥❡ ❝❛♥ ✉s❡ ▼ t♦ ✐♥✢❛t❡ ❛ ❢❳ s ❳ ❦s❡t✦

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆ ❝❧♦s❡r ❧♦♦❦ ❛t ▼❛r❦♦✈✐❛♥ r❡s❛♠♣❧✐♥❣

❙❛♠♣❧✐♥❣ ❛❝❝♦r❞✐♥❣ t♦ ❢❳ |s(❳ )≥δ❦✉s✐♥❣ ❛ ❢❳ ✲r❡✈❡rs✐❜❧❡ ▼✳

●✐✈❡♥ ❳❦ ∼ ❢❳ |s(❳ )≥δ❦✱ s❡t

✶ ❩ ❛❝❝♦r❞✐♥❣ t♦ ▼(❳❦ , ·)✳

✷ ❳❦

❩ ✐❢ s ❩ ❦

❳❦ ♦t❤❡r✇✐s❡

✐✳❡✳ ❣✐✈❡♥ ❳❦ ✱ ❳❦ ▼❦ ❳❦ ❞② ✇❤❡r❡

▼❦ ❳❦ ❞② ✶❦s ② ▼ ❳❦ ❞② ▼ ❳❦

❦ ❳❦❞②

❦ ❦

❳❦ ✐s ❞✐str✐❜✉t❡❞ ❛❝❝♦r❞✐♥❣ t♦ ❢❳ s ❳ ❦❛s✇❡❧❧✦

❖♥❡ ❝❛♥ ✉s❡ ▼ t♦ ✐♥✢❛t❡ ❛ ❢❳ s ❳ ❦s❡t✦

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆ ❝❧♦s❡r ❧♦♦❦ ❛t ▼❛r❦♦✈✐❛♥ r❡s❛♠♣❧✐♥❣

❙❛♠♣❧✐♥❣ ❛❝❝♦r❞✐♥❣ t♦ ❢❳ |s(❳ )≥δ❦✉s✐♥❣ ❛ ❢❳ ✲r❡✈❡rs✐❜❧❡ ▼✳

●✐✈❡♥ ❳❦ ∼ ❢❳ |s(❳ )≥δ❦✱ s❡t

✶ ❩ ❛❝❝♦r❞✐♥❣ t♦ ▼(❳❦ , ·)✳

✷ ❳̃❦ =

{

❩ ✐❢ s(❩ ) ≥ δ❦❳❦ ♦t❤❡r✇✐s❡

✐✳❡✳ ❣✐✈❡♥ ❳❦ ✱ ❳❦ ▼❦ ❳❦ ❞② ✇❤❡r❡

▼❦ ❳❦ ❞② ✶❦s ② ▼ ❳❦ ❞② ▼ ❳❦

❦ ❳❦❞②

❦ ❦

❳❦ ✐s ❞✐str✐❜✉t❡❞ ❛❝❝♦r❞✐♥❣ t♦ ❢❳ s ❳ ❦❛s✇❡❧❧✦

❖♥❡ ❝❛♥ ✉s❡ ▼ t♦ ✐♥✢❛t❡ ❛ ❢❳ s ❳ ❦s❡t✦

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆ ❝❧♦s❡r ❧♦♦❦ ❛t ▼❛r❦♦✈✐❛♥ r❡s❛♠♣❧✐♥❣

❙❛♠♣❧✐♥❣ ❛❝❝♦r❞✐♥❣ t♦ ❢❳ |s(❳ )≥δ❦✉s✐♥❣ ❛ ❢❳ ✲r❡✈❡rs✐❜❧❡ ▼✳

●✐✈❡♥ ❳❦ ∼ ❢❳ |s(❳ )≥δ❦✱ s❡t

✶ ❩ ❛❝❝♦r❞✐♥❣ t♦ ▼(❳❦ , ·)✳

✷ ❳̃❦ =

{

❩ ✐❢ s(❩ ) ≥ δ❦❳❦ ♦t❤❡r✇✐s❡

✐✳❡✳ ❣✐✈❡♥ ❳❦ ✱ ❳̃❦ ∼ ▼❦(❳❦ , ❞②) ✇❤❡r❡

▼❦(❳❦ , ❞②) = ✶A❦(s(②))▼(❳❦ , ❞②) + ▼(❳❦ ,A❝

❦)δ❳❦

(❞②)A❦ = [δ❦ ,+∞[

❳❦ ✐s ❞✐str✐❜✉t❡❞ ❛❝❝♦r❞✐♥❣ t♦ ❢❳ s ❳ ❦❛s✇❡❧❧✦

❖♥❡ ❝❛♥ ✉s❡ ▼ t♦ ✐♥✢❛t❡ ❛ ❢❳ s ❳ ❦s❡t✦

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆ ❝❧♦s❡r ❧♦♦❦ ❛t ▼❛r❦♦✈✐❛♥ r❡s❛♠♣❧✐♥❣

❙❛♠♣❧✐♥❣ ❛❝❝♦r❞✐♥❣ t♦ ❢❳ |s(❳ )≥δ❦✉s✐♥❣ ❛ ❢❳ ✲r❡✈❡rs✐❜❧❡ ▼✳

●✐✈❡♥ ❳❦ ∼ ❢❳ |s(❳ )≥δ❦✱ s❡t

✶ ❩ ❛❝❝♦r❞✐♥❣ t♦ ▼(❳❦ , ·)✳

✷ ❳̃❦ =

{

❩ ✐❢ s(❩ ) ≥ δ❦❳❦ ♦t❤❡r✇✐s❡

✐✳❡✳ ❣✐✈❡♥ ❳❦ ✱ ❳̃❦ ∼ ▼❦(❳❦ , ❞②) ✇❤❡r❡

▼❦(❳❦ , ❞②) = ✶A❦(s(②))▼(❳❦ , ❞②) + ▼(❳❦ ,A❝

❦)δ❳❦

(❞②)A❦ = [δ❦ ,+∞[

❳̃❦ ✐s ❞✐str✐❜✉t❡❞ ❛❝❝♦r❞✐♥❣ t♦ ❢❳ |s(❳ )≥δ❦❛s✇❡❧❧✦

❖♥❡ ❝❛♥ ✉s❡ ▼ t♦ ✐♥✢❛t❡ ❛ ❢❳ s ❳ ❦s❡t✦

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆ ❝❧♦s❡r ❧♦♦❦ ❛t ▼❛r❦♦✈✐❛♥ r❡s❛♠♣❧✐♥❣

❙❛♠♣❧✐♥❣ ❛❝❝♦r❞✐♥❣ t♦ ❢❳ |s(❳ )≥δ❦✉s✐♥❣ ❛ ❢❳ ✲r❡✈❡rs✐❜❧❡ ▼✳

●✐✈❡♥ ❳❦ ∼ ❢❳ |s(❳ )≥δ❦✱ s❡t

✶ ❩ ❛❝❝♦r❞✐♥❣ t♦ ▼(❳❦ , ·)✳

✷ ❳̃❦ =

{

❩ ✐❢ s(❩ ) ≥ δ❦❳❦ ♦t❤❡r✇✐s❡

✐✳❡✳ ❣✐✈❡♥ ❳❦ ✱ ❳̃❦ ∼ ▼❦(❳❦ , ❞②) ✇❤❡r❡

▼❦(❳❦ , ❞②) = ✶A❦(s(②))▼(❳❦ , ❞②) + ▼(❳❦ ,A❝

❦)δ❳❦

(❞②)A❦ = [δ❦ ,+∞[

❳̃❦ ✐s ❞✐str✐❜✉t❡❞ ❛❝❝♦r❞✐♥❣ t♦ ❢❳ |s(❳ )≥δ❦❛s✇❡❧❧✦

⇒ ❖♥❡ ❝❛♥ ✉s❡ ▼ t♦ ✐♥✢❛t❡ ❛ ❢❳ |s(❳ )≥δ❦s❡t✦

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆ ❝❧♦s❡r ❧♦♦❦ ❛t ▼❛r❦♦✈✐❛♥ r❡s❛♠♣❧✐♥❣

❆❙❚ ❧♦❣✐❣r❛♠ ✇✐t❤ ▼❛r❦♦✈✐❛♥ r❡s❛♠♣❧✐♥❣

Start

Generate according to the original

law.

k=0

Calculate empirical quantile

Calculate conditional probability

k=k+1

Replace points under quantile with points above,

choosing uniformly with replacement.

Empirical quantile over

threshold?

Propose transitions with the

Reversible Markov Kernel.

Accept those above the quantile.

Refuse the others

(Repeat ad libitum)

EndCalculate

sought probability

NO

YES

❆ ❣❧♦❜❛❧ ✉♥❞❡rst❛♥❞✐♥❣ ♦❢ t❤❡ ❆❙❚ ✇✐t❤ ♠❛r❦♦✈✐❛♥ r❡s❛♠♣❧✐♥❣✦

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❚❤❡ ❆❙❚ ✐♥ ❛❝t✐♦♥

◆♦t❛t✐♦♥s ❛♥❞ ◆♦✐s❡

■♥✐t✐❛❧ ❝♦♥❞✐t✐♦♥s ❣✐✈❡♥ ❜② ❚▲❊s t♠ ✐ r♠ ✐ ✈♠ ✐ ✳

●❛✉ss✐❛♥ ❛❞❞✐t✐✈❡ ✐✳✐✳❞✳ ♥♦✐s❡ ♠ ✐ ♠ ✐ ✵✻ t ✳

❙t✉❞✐❡❞ t✐♠❡ ✐♥t❡r✈❛❧ ■ ✶✻❤✸✵ ✶✻❤✹✺ ✳

❑❡♣❧❡r✐❛♥ ❞❡t❡r♠✐♥✐st✐❝ ❞②♥❛♠✐❝st ■ ❘✐ t t t♠ ✐ r♠ ✐ ✈♠ ✐ ♠ ✐ ♠ ✐ ✳

▼✐♥✐♠✉♠ ❞✐st❛♥❝❡ ❞✉r✐♥❣ t✐♠❡ ✐♥t❡r✈❛❧

♠ ✶ ♠ ✶ ♠ ✷ ♠ ✷ ♠✐♥t ■

❘✶ t ❘✷ t

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❚❤❡ ❆❙❚ ✐♥ ❛❝t✐♦♥

◆♦t❛t✐♦♥s ❛♥❞ ◆♦✐s❡

■♥✐t✐❛❧ ❝♦♥❞✐t✐♦♥s ❣✐✈❡♥ ❜② ❚▲❊s (t♠,✐ ,~r♠,✐ , ~✈♠,✐ )✳

●❛✉ss✐❛♥ ❛❞❞✐t✐✈❡ ✐✳✐✳❞✳ ♥♦✐s❡ (~ρ♠,✐ , ~ν♠,✐ ) ∼ N (✵✻,ΣtΣ)✳

❙t✉❞✐❡❞ t✐♠❡ ✐♥t❡r✈❛❧ ■ = [✶✻❤✸✵, ✶✻❤✹✺]✳

❑❡♣❧❡r✐❛♥ ❞❡t❡r♠✐♥✐st✐❝ ❞②♥❛♠✐❝s∀t ∈ ■ , ~❘✐ (t) = ~φ(t, t♠,✐ , (~r♠,✐ , ~✈♠,✐ ) + (~ρ♠,✐ , ~ν♠,✐ ))✳

▼✐♥✐♠✉♠ ❞✐st❛♥❝❡ ❞✉r✐♥❣ t✐♠❡ ✐♥t❡r✈❛❧

∆ (~ρ♠,✶, ~ν♠,✶, ~ρ♠,✷, ~ν♠,✷) = ♠✐♥t∈■

{‖~❘✶(t) − ~❘✷(t)‖}

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❚❤❡ ❆❙❚ ✐♥ ❛❝t✐♦♥

◆♦t❛t✐♦♥s ❛♥❞ ◆♦✐s❡ ■■

❳ ♠ ✶ ♠ ✶ ♠ ✷ ♠ ✷ ✐s t❤❡ ●❛✉ss✐❛♥ ✐♥♣✉t✳

❳ ✐s t❤❡ r❛♥❞♦♠ ♠✐♥✐♠✉♠ ❞✐st❛♥❝❡ ❞✉r✐♥❣ ■ ✳

✵ ❞❝♦❧ ✐s t❤❡ t❛r❣❡t s❝♦r❡ s❡t✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❚❤❡ ❆❙❚ ✐♥ ❛❝t✐♦♥

◆♦t❛t✐♦♥s ❛♥❞ ◆♦✐s❡ ■■

❳ = (~ρ♠,✶, ~ν♠,✶, ~ρ♠,✷, ~ν♠,✷) ✐s t❤❡ ●❛✉ss✐❛♥ ✐♥♣✉t✳

❳ ✐s t❤❡ r❛♥❞♦♠ ♠✐♥✐♠✉♠ ❞✐st❛♥❝❡ ❞✉r✐♥❣ ■ ✳

✵ ❞❝♦❧ ✐s t❤❡ t❛r❣❡t s❝♦r❡ s❡t✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❚❤❡ ❆❙❚ ✐♥ ❛❝t✐♦♥

◆♦t❛t✐♦♥s ❛♥❞ ◆♦✐s❡ ■■

❳ = (~ρ♠,✶, ~ν♠,✶, ~ρ♠,✷, ~ν♠,✷) ✐s t❤❡ ●❛✉ss✐❛♥ ✐♥♣✉t✳

ξ = ∆(❳ ) ✐s t❤❡ r❛♥❞♦♠ ♠✐♥✐♠✉♠ ❞✐st❛♥❝❡ ❞✉r✐♥❣ ■ ✳

✵ ❞❝♦❧ ✐s t❤❡ t❛r❣❡t s❝♦r❡ s❡t✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❚❤❡ ❆❙❚ ✐♥ ❛❝t✐♦♥

◆♦t❛t✐♦♥s ❛♥❞ ◆♦✐s❡ ■■

❳ = (~ρ♠,✶, ~ν♠,✶, ~ρ♠,✷, ~ν♠,✷) ✐s t❤❡ ●❛✉ss✐❛♥ ✐♥♣✉t✳

ξ = ∆(❳ ) ✐s t❤❡ r❛♥❞♦♠ ♠✐♥✐♠✉♠ ❞✐st❛♥❝❡ ❞✉r✐♥❣ ■ ✳

A = [✵, ❞❝♦❧ ] ✐s t❤❡ t❛r❣❡t s❝♦r❡ s❡t✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❚❤❡ ❆❙❚ ✐♥ ❛❝t✐♦♥

❆♣♣❧✐❡❞ ❆❙❚ ✐♥ ✐♠❛❣❡s

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❚❤❡ ❆❙❚ ✐♥ ❛❝t✐♦♥

❆♣♣❧✐❡❞ ❆❙❚ ✐♥ ✐♠❛❣❡s

Input points

●❡♥❡r❛t❡ r❛♥❞♦♠ ♥♦✐s❡s(

❳ ✶

❦, · · · ,❳ ♥

)

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❚❤❡ ❆❙❚ ✐♥ ❛❝t✐♦♥

❆♣♣❧✐❡❞ ❆❙❚ ✐♥ ✐♠❛❣❡s

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❈❛❧❝✉❧❛t❡ ■r✐❞✐✉♠✲❑♦s♠♦s ❞✐st❛♥❝❡s ♦✈❡r t✐♠❡ ✐♥t❡r✈❛❧❧❡ ■ ✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❚❤❡ ❆❙❚ ✐♥ ❛❝t✐♦♥

❆♣♣❧✐❡❞ ❆❙❚ ✐♥ ✐♠❛❣❡s

16.5 16.55 16.6 16.65 16.7 16.75

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❋✐♥❞ ♠✐♥✐♠❛(

∆✶

❦, · · · , ∆♥

)

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❚❤❡ ❆❙❚ ✐♥ ❛❝t✐♦♥

❆♣♣❧✐❡❞ ❆❙❚ ✐♥ ✐♠❛❣❡s

16.5 16.55 16.6 16.65 16.7 16.75

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❋✐♥❞ ♠✐♥✐♠❛(

∆✶

❦, · · · , ∆♥

)

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❚❤❡ ❆❙❚ ✐♥ ❛❝t✐♦♥

❆♣♣❧✐❡❞ ❆❙❚ ✐♥ ✐♠❛❣❡s

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❋✐♥❞ ♠✐♥✐♠❛(

∆✶

❦, · · · , ∆♥

)

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❚❤❡ ❆❙❚ ✐♥ ❛❝t✐♦♥

❆♣♣❧✐❡❞ ❆❙❚ ✐♥ ✐♠❛❣❡s

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❙♦rt ♠✐♥✐♠❛ t♦ ❢♦r♠(

∆(✶)❦

, · · · ,∆(♥)❦

)

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❚❤❡ ❆❙❚ ✐♥ ❛❝t✐♦♥

❆♣♣❧✐❡❞ ❆❙❚ ✐♥ ✐♠❛❣❡s

(10) (20) (30) (40) (50) (60) (70) (80) (90) (100)200

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❉❡✜♥❡ q✉❛♥t✐❧❡ δ❦+✶✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❚❤❡ ❆❙❚ ✐♥ ❛❝t✐♦♥

❆♣♣❧✐❡❞ ❆❙❚ ✐♥ ✐♠❛❣❡s

(10) (20) (30) (40) (50) (60) (70) (80) (90) (100)200

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❉✐s❝❛r❞ ♣♦✐♥ts ♦✈❡r q✉❛♥t✐❧❡✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❚❤❡ ❆❙❚ ✐♥ ❛❝t✐♦♥

❆♣♣❧✐❡❞ ❆❙❚ ✐♥ ✐♠❛❣❡s

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❉✐s❝❛r❞ ♣♦✐♥ts ♦✈❡r q✉❛♥t✐❧❡✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❚❤❡ ❆❙❚ ✐♥ ❛❝t✐♦♥

❆♣♣❧✐❡❞ ❆❙❚ ✐♥ ✐♠❛❣❡s

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❉✐s❝❛r❞ ♣♦✐♥ts ♦✈❡r q✉❛♥t✐❧❡✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❚❤❡ ❆❙❚ ✐♥ ❛❝t✐♦♥

❆♣♣❧✐❡❞ ❆❙❚ ✐♥ ✐♠❛❣❡s

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❉✐s❝❛r❞ ♣♦✐♥ts ♦✈❡r q✉❛♥t✐❧❡✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❚❤❡ ❆❙❚ ✐♥ ❛❝t✐♦♥

❆♣♣❧✐❡❞ ❆❙❚ ✐♥ ✐♠❛❣❡s

16.5 16.55 16.6 16.65 16.7 16.75

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❉✐s❝❛r❞ ♣♦✐♥ts ♦✈❡r q✉❛♥t✐❧❡✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❚❤❡ ❆❙❚ ✐♥ ❛❝t✐♦♥

❆♣♣❧✐❡❞ ❆❙❚ ✐♥ ✐♠❛❣❡s

16.5 16.55 16.6 16.65 16.7 16.75

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❉✐s❝❛r❞ ♣♦✐♥ts ♦✈❡r q✉❛♥t✐❧❡✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❚❤❡ ❆❙❚ ✐♥ ❛❝t✐♦♥

❆♣♣❧✐❡❞ ❆❙❚ ✐♥ ✐♠❛❣❡s

Input points

❉✐s❝❛r❞ ♣♦✐♥ts ♦✈❡r q✉❛♥t✐❧❡✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❚❤❡ ❆❙❚ ✐♥ ❛❝t✐♦♥

❆♣♣❧✐❡❞ ❆❙❚ ✐♥ ✐♠❛❣❡s

Input points after discarding

❉✐s❝❛r❞ ♣♦✐♥ts ♦✈❡r q✉❛♥t✐❧❡✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❚❤❡ ❆❙❚ ✐♥ ❛❝t✐♦♥

❆♣♣❧✐❡❞ ❆❙❚ ✐♥ ✐♠❛❣❡s

Input points after shaking

❯s❡ t❤❡ ♠❛r❦♦✈ ❦❡r♥❡❧ ❛♥❞ s❡❧❡❝t❡❞ ♣♦✐♥ts t♦ r❡❣❡♥❡r❛t❡ s❛♠♣❧❡✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

Pr♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t② ❡st✐♠❛t✐♦♥ ✈✐❛ ❆❙❚ r❡s✉❧ts

❆❙❚ ❡st✐♠❛t✐♦♥✳❞❝♦❧ = ✶✵✵♠✱✶✵✵ ❡st✐♠❛t✐♦♥s ❜❛s❡❞ ♦♥ ✸✵✾✵✻✵(✶± ✷%) t❤r♦✇s✳

❋✐❣✉r❡✿ Pr♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t② ❡st✐♠❛t✐♦♥s

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

Pr♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t② ❡st✐♠❛t✐♦♥ ✈✐❛ ❆❙❚ r❡s✉❧ts

❆❙❚ ❡st✐♠❛t✐♦♥✳❞❝♦❧ = ✶✵✵♠✱✶✵✵ ❡st✐♠❛t✐♦♥s ❜❛s❡❞ ♦♥ ✸✵✾✵✻✵(✶± ✷%) t❤r♦✇s✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

Pr♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t② ❡st✐♠❛t✐♦♥ ✈✐❛ ❆❙❚ r❡s✉❧ts

❆❙❚ ❡st✐♠❛t✐♦♥✳❞❝♦❧ = ✶✵✵♠✱✶✵✵ ❡st✐♠❛t✐♦♥s ❜❛s❡❞ ♦♥ ✸✵✾✵✻✵(✶± ✷%) t❤r♦✇s✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

Pr♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t② ❡st✐♠❛t✐♦♥ ✈✐❛ ❆❙❚ r❡s✉❧ts

❆❙❚ ❡st✐♠❛t✐♦♥✳❞❝♦❧ = ✶✵✵♠✱✶✵✵ ❡st✐♠❛t✐♦♥s ❜❛s❡❞ ♦♥ ✸✵✾✵✻✵(✶± ✷%) t❤r♦✇s✳

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❋✐❣✉r❡✿ Pr♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t② ❡st✐♠❛t✐♦♥ ❤✐st♦❣r❛♠

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

Pr♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t② ❡st✐♠❛t✐♦♥ ✈✐❛ ❆❙❚ r❡s✉❧ts

❆❙❚ ❡st✐♠❛t✐♦♥✳ ❞❝♦❧ = ✶✵✵♠

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✭❛✮ Pr♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t② ❡st✐♠❛t✐♦♥s

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✭❜✮ Pr♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t② ❡st✐♠❛t✐♦♥ ❤✐st♦❣r❛♠

❋✐❣✉r❡✿ ✶✵✵ ❡st✐♠❛t✐♦♥s ❜❛s❡❞ ♦♥ ✸✵✾✵✻✵(✶± ✷%) s✐♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥s✳

▼❡❛♥ ❡st✐♠❛t❡✿ ✹ ✼✽ ✶✵ ✼✳

❊♠♣✐r✐❝❛❧ r❡❧❛t✐✈❡ ❞❡✈✐❛t✐♦♥✿ ✵ ✸✷✸✷✳

◗✉✐t❡ ❘❡❧✐❛❜❧❡✦

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

Pr♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t② ❡st✐♠❛t✐♦♥ ✈✐❛ ❆❙❚ r❡s✉❧ts

❆❙❚ ❡st✐♠❛t✐♦♥✳ ❞❝♦❧ = ✶✵✵♠

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✭❛✮ Pr♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t② ❡st✐♠❛t✐♦♥s

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✭❜✮ Pr♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t② ❡st✐♠❛t✐♦♥ ❤✐st♦❣r❛♠

❋✐❣✉r❡✿ ✶✵✵ ❡st✐♠❛t✐♦♥s ❜❛s❡❞ ♦♥ ✸✵✾✵✻✵(✶± ✷%) s✐♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥s✳

▼❡❛♥ ❡st✐♠❛t❡✿ ✹.✼✽ · ✶✵−✼✳

❊♠♣✐r✐❝❛❧ r❡❧❛t✐✈❡ ❞❡✈✐❛t✐♦♥✿ ✵.✸✷✸✷✳

◗✉✐t❡ ❘❡❧✐❛❜❧❡✦

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

Pr♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t② ❡st✐♠❛t✐♦♥ ✈✐❛ ❆❙❚ r❡s✉❧ts

❆❙❚ ❡st✐♠❛t✐♦♥✳ ❞❝♦❧ = ✶✵✵♠

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✭❛✮ Pr♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t② ❡st✐♠❛t✐♦♥s

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✭❜✮ Pr♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t② ❡st✐♠❛t✐♦♥ ❤✐st♦❣r❛♠

❋✐❣✉r❡✿ ✶✵✵ ❡st✐♠❛t✐♦♥s ❜❛s❡❞ ♦♥ ✸✵✾✵✻✵(✶± ✷%) s✐♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥s✳

▼❡❛♥ ❡st✐♠❛t❡✿ ✹.✼✽ · ✶✵−✼✳

❊♠♣✐r✐❝❛❧ r❡❧❛t✐✈❡ ❞❡✈✐❛t✐♦♥✿ ✵.✸✷✸✷✳

◗✉✐t❡ ❘❡❧✐❛❜❧❡✦

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❈▼❈ ✈❡rs✉s ❆❙❚

❈▼❈ ❱s ❆❙❚

❋✐❣✉r❡✿ ❊st✐♠❛t✐♦♥s

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❈▼❈ ✈❡rs✉s ❆❙❚

❈▼❈ ❱s ❆❙❚

❋✐❣✉r❡✿ ❊st✐♠❛t✐♦♥s ❛♥❞ ♠❡❛♥s

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❈▼❈ ✈❡rs✉s ❆❙❚

❈▼❈ ❱s ❆❙❚

❋✐❣✉r❡✿ ❍✐st♦❣r❛♠s

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❈▼❈ ✈❡rs✉s ❆❙❚

❈▼❈ ❱s ❆❙❚

❋✐❣✉r❡✿ ❊st✐♠❛t✐♦♥s

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❋✐❣✉r❡✿ ❍✐st♦❣r❛♠s

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆❙❚✬s ♦♣❡♥ ✐ss✉❡s

❖✉t❧✐♥❡

✶ ■♥tr♦❞✉❝t✐♦♥

✷ ■r✐❞✐✉♠ ❛♥❞ ❈♦s♠♦s

✸ ❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

✹ ❆❙❚✬s ♦♣❡♥ ✐ss✉❡s❚❤❡ ❦❡② ❞✐✣❝✉❧t✐❡s❖✈❡r✈✐❡✇❚❤❡ ❘❡✈❡rs✐❜❧❡ ▼❛r❦♦✈ ❑❡r♥❡❧◗✉❛♥t✐❧❡ ❧❡✈❡❧

✺ ❈♦♥❝❧✉s✐♦♥

✻ P✉❜❧✐❝❛t✐♦♥s ❛♥❞ ❝♦♠♠✉♥✐❝❛t✐♦♥s

✼ ❘❡❢❡r❡♥❝❡s

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆❙❚✬s ♦♣❡♥ ✐ss✉❡s

❚❤❡ ❦❡② ❞✐✣❝✉❧t✐❡s

❆❙❚ ❧♦❣✐❣r❛♠ ✇✐t❤ ▼❛r❦♦✈✐❛♥ r❡s❛♠♣❧✐♥❣

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law.

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Calculate conditional probability

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sought probability

NO

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❆ ❣❧♦❜❛❧ ✉♥❞❡rst❛♥❞✐♥❣ ♦❢ t❤❡ ❆❙❚ ✇✐t❤ ♠❛r❦♦✈✐❛♥ r❡s❛♠♣❧✐♥❣✦

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆❙❚✬s ♦♣❡♥ ✐ss✉❡s

❚❤❡ ❦❡② ❞✐✣❝✉❧t✐❡s

❆❙❚ ❧♦❣✐❣r❛♠ ✇✐t❤ ▼❛r❦♦✈✐❛♥ r❡s❛♠♣❧✐♥❣ ❛♥❞ ❞✐✣❝✉❧t✐❡s

Start

Generate according to the original

law.

k=0

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Calculate conditional probability

k=k+1

Replace points under quantile with points above,

choosing uniformly with replacement.

Empirical quantile over

threshold?

Propose transitions with the

Reversible Markov Kernel.

Accept those above the quantile.

Refuse the others

EndCalculate

sought probability

NO

YES

❍♦✇❡✈❡r✱ ♥♦ r❛t✐♦♥❛❧ q✉❛♥t✐❧❡ ❧❡✈❡❧ ❝❤♦✐❝❡✳✳✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆❙❚✬s ♦♣❡♥ ✐ss✉❡s

❚❤❡ ❦❡② ❞✐✣❝✉❧t✐❡s

❆❙❚ ❧♦❣✐❣r❛♠ ✇✐t❤ ▼❛r❦♦✈✐❛♥ r❡s❛♠♣❧✐♥❣ ❛♥❞ ❞✐✣❝✉❧t✐❡s

Start

Generate according to the original

law.

k=0

Calculate empirical quantile

Calculate conditional probability

k=k+1

Replace points under quantile with points above,

choosing uniformly with replacement.

Empirical quantile over

threshold?

Propose transitions with the

Reversible Markov Kernel.

Accept those above the quantile.

Refuse the others

EndCalculate

sought probability

NO

YES

✳✳✳♥♦r ▼❛r❦♦✈✐❛♥ ❝❤♦✐❝❡ ❛♥❞ t✉♥✐♥❣✦

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆❙❚✬s ♦♣❡♥ ✐ss✉❡s

❚❤❡ ❦❡② ❞✐✣❝✉❧t✐❡s

❆❙❚ ❧♦❣✐❣r❛♠ ✇✐t❤ ▼❛r❦♦✈✐❛♥ r❡s❛♠♣❧✐♥❣ ❛♥❞ ❞✐✣❝✉❧t✐❡s

Start

Generate according to the original

law.

k=0

Calculate empirical quantile

Calculate conditional probability

k=k+1

Replace points under quantile with points above,

choosing uniformly with replacement.

Empirical quantile over

threshold?

Propose transitions with the

Reversible Markov Kernel.

Accept those above the quantile.

Refuse the others

EndCalculate

sought probability

NO

YES

❚✇♦ ✐ss✉❡s t♦ t❛❝❦❧❡✦

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆❙❚✬s ♦♣❡♥ ✐ss✉❡s

❖✈❡r✈✐❡✇

❚❤❡ ❆❞❛♣t✐✈❡ ❙♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ ❚❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡ ✐s

❛ ✐♥t❡r❛❝t✐♥❣ ♣❛rt✐❝❧❡ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡ ❬✷❪

❛ ✈❛r✐❛♥❝❡ r❡❞✉❝t✐♦♥ ♠❡t❤♦❞

✉s❡❞ ❛s ❛ r❛r❡ ❡✈❡♥t ❞❡❞✐❝❛t❡❞ ▼♦♥t❡ ❈❛r❧♦ ♠❡t❤♦❞ ❬✺✱ ✻❪✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆❙❚✬s ♦♣❡♥ ✐ss✉❡s

❖✈❡r✈✐❡✇

❚❤❡ ❆❞❛♣t✐✈❡ ❙♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ ❚❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡ ✐s

❛ ✐♥t❡r❛❝t✐♥❣ ♣❛rt✐❝❧❡ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡ ❬✷❪

❛ ✈❛r✐❛♥❝❡ r❡❞✉❝t✐♦♥ ♠❡t❤♦❞

✉s❡❞ ❛s ❛ r❛r❡ ❡✈❡♥t ❞❡❞✐❝❛t❡❞ ▼♦♥t❡ ❈❛r❧♦ ♠❡t❤♦❞ ❬✺✱ ✻❪✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆❙❚✬s ♦♣❡♥ ✐ss✉❡s

❖✈❡r✈✐❡✇

❚❤❡ ❆❞❛♣t✐✈❡ ❙♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ ❚❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡ ✐s

❛ ✐♥t❡r❛❝t✐♥❣ ♣❛rt✐❝❧❡ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡ ❬✷❪

❛ ✈❛r✐❛♥❝❡ r❡❞✉❝t✐♦♥ ♠❡t❤♦❞

✉s❡❞ ❛s ❛ r❛r❡ ❡✈❡♥t ❞❡❞✐❝❛t❡❞ ▼♦♥t❡ ❈❛r❧♦ ♠❡t❤♦❞ ❬✺✱ ✻❪✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆❙❚✬s ♦♣❡♥ ✐ss✉❡s

❖✈❡r✈✐❡✇

❚❤❡ ❆❞❛♣t✐✈❡ ❙♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ ❚❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡ ✐s

❛ ✐♥t❡r❛❝t✐♥❣ ♣❛rt✐❝❧❡ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡ ❬✷❪

❛ ✈❛r✐❛♥❝❡ r❡❞✉❝t✐♦♥ ♠❡t❤♦❞

✉s❡❞ ❛s ❛ r❛r❡ ❡✈❡♥t ❞❡❞✐❝❛t❡❞ ▼♦♥t❡ ❈❛r❧♦ ♠❡t❤♦❞ ❬✺✱ ✻❪✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆❙❚✬s ♦♣❡♥ ✐ss✉❡s

❖✈❡r✈✐❡✇

❇❛s✐❝ ■♥❣r❡❞✐❡♥ts ❬✶❪

●✐✈❡♥

❢❳ ■♥♣✉t Pr♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t② ❉❡♥s✐t② ❋✉♥❝t✐♦♥❚ ❚❤r❡s❤♦❧❞ t♦ ❡①❝❡❡❞◆ ❙✐♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥ ❜✉❞❣❡t

❑♥♦✇♥ ♦r ❞❡s✐❣♥❡❞

▼ ❢❳ ✲r❡✈❡rs✐❜❧❡ ▼❛r❦♦✈ ❑❡r♥❡❧

❉❡❝✐❞❡❞ ❛♥❞ ❞❡t❡r♠✐♥✐st✐❝

❛❦ ❦t❤ ◗✉❛♥t✐❧❡ ❧❡✈❡❧❜❦ ❦t❤ ❦❡r♥❡❧ ♣❛r❛♠❡t❡r s❡t♥❦ ❦t❤ st❡♣ s✐♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥ ❜✉❞❣❡t

❖❜s❡r✈❡❞ ❛♥❞ r❛♥❞♦♠

❦ ❦t❤ ❡♠♣✐r✐❝❛❧ q✉❛♥t✐❧❡❚♦t❛❧ ♥✉♠❜❡r ♦❢ q✉❛♥t✐❧❡s

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆❙❚✬s ♦♣❡♥ ✐ss✉❡s

❖✈❡r✈✐❡✇

❇❛s✐❝ ■♥❣r❡❞✐❡♥ts ❬✶❪

●✐✈❡♥

❢❳ ■♥♣✉t Pr♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t② ❉❡♥s✐t② ❋✉♥❝t✐♦♥❚ ❚❤r❡s❤♦❧❞ t♦ ❡①❝❡❡❞◆ ❙✐♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥ ❜✉❞❣❡t

❑♥♦✇♥ ♦r ❞❡s✐❣♥❡❞

▼(·, ·) ❢❳ ✲r❡✈❡rs✐❜❧❡ ▼❛r❦♦✈ ❑❡r♥❡❧

❉❡❝✐❞❡❞ ❛♥❞ ❞❡t❡r♠✐♥✐st✐❝

❛❦ ❦t❤ ◗✉❛♥t✐❧❡ ❧❡✈❡❧❜❦ ❦t❤ ❦❡r♥❡❧ ♣❛r❛♠❡t❡r s❡t♥❦ ❦t❤ st❡♣ s✐♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥ ❜✉❞❣❡t

❖❜s❡r✈❡❞ ❛♥❞ r❛♥❞♦♠

δ❦ ❦t❤ ❡♠♣✐r✐❝❛❧ q✉❛♥t✐❧❡κ ❚♦t❛❧ ♥✉♠❜❡r ♦❢ q✉❛♥t✐❧❡s

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆❙❚✬s ♦♣❡♥ ✐ss✉❡s

❚❤❡ ❘❡✈❡rs✐❜❧❡ ▼❛r❦♦✈ ❑❡r♥❡❧

●❛✉ss✐❛♥✲r❡✈❡rs✐❜❧❡ ▼❛r❦♦✈ ❑❡r♥❡❧ ❬✶❪

■❢ ❳ ✵❞ ■❞ ✱ t❤❡♥ ❛ ♣♦ss✐❜❧❡ ❦❡r♥❡❧ ❝❤♦✐❝❡ ✐s

▼ ① ❞②①

✶ ❜✷

❜✷

✶ ❜✷

❯♣ t♦ ♥♦✇✱ ♣❛r❛♠❡t❡r ❜ ✐s ✐♥✐t✐❛t❡❞ ❤❡✉r✐st✐❝❛❧❧② ❛♥❞ ♦♣t✐♦♥❛❧❧② s❡❧❢t✉♥❡s ❛s ❛ ✇❤♦❧❡ s❡t ❞❡♣❡♥❞❡♥t ▼❛r❦♦✈ ❝❤❛✐♥✳

●❡♥❡r❛❧ ❝❛s❡

■♥ ♦t❤❡r ❝❛s❡s✱ ♥♦ ♦✛✲t❤❡✲s❤❡❧❢ r❡✈❡rs✐❜❧❡ ❦❡r♥❡❧✳

▼❡tr♦♣♦❧✐s✲❍❛st✐♥❣ ❛❧❣♦r✐t❤♠ ❝❛♥ ❤❡❧♣ ❬✽❪✳

❆ ✇✐❞❡r ❛rr❛② ♦❢ ❞❡♥s✐t②✲r❡✈❡rs✐❜❧❡ ▼❛r❦♦✈ ❦❡r♥❡❧ ♣❛✐r ✐s ♥❡❡❞❡❞✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆❙❚✬s ♦♣❡♥ ✐ss✉❡s

❚❤❡ ❘❡✈❡rs✐❜❧❡ ▼❛r❦♦✈ ❑❡r♥❡❧

●❛✉ss✐❛♥✲r❡✈❡rs✐❜❧❡ ▼❛r❦♦✈ ❑❡r♥❡❧ ❬✶❪

■❢ ❳ ∼ N (✵❞ , ■❞ )✱ t❤❡♥ ❛ ♣♦ss✐❜❧❡ ❦❡r♥❡❧ ❝❤♦✐❝❡ ✐s

▼(① , ❞②) ∼ N(

①√✶ + ❜✷

,❜✷

✶ + ❜✷

)

❯♣ t♦ ♥♦✇✱ ♣❛r❛♠❡t❡r ❜ ✐s ✐♥✐t✐❛t❡❞ ❤❡✉r✐st✐❝❛❧❧② ❛♥❞ ♦♣t✐♦♥❛❧❧② s❡❧❢t✉♥❡s ❛s ❛ ✇❤♦❧❡ s❡t ❞❡♣❡♥❞❡♥t ▼❛r❦♦✈ ❝❤❛✐♥✳

●❡♥❡r❛❧ ❝❛s❡

■♥ ♦t❤❡r ❝❛s❡s✱ ♥♦ ♦✛✲t❤❡✲s❤❡❧❢ r❡✈❡rs✐❜❧❡ ❦❡r♥❡❧✳

▼❡tr♦♣♦❧✐s✲❍❛st✐♥❣ ❛❧❣♦r✐t❤♠ ❝❛♥ ❤❡❧♣ ❬✽❪✳

❆ ✇✐❞❡r ❛rr❛② ♦❢ ❞❡♥s✐t②✲r❡✈❡rs✐❜❧❡ ▼❛r❦♦✈ ❦❡r♥❡❧ ♣❛✐r ✐s ♥❡❡❞❡❞✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆❙❚✬s ♦♣❡♥ ✐ss✉❡s

❚❤❡ ❘❡✈❡rs✐❜❧❡ ▼❛r❦♦✈ ❑❡r♥❡❧

●❛✉ss✐❛♥✲r❡✈❡rs✐❜❧❡ ▼❛r❦♦✈ ❑❡r♥❡❧ ❬✶❪

■❢ ❳ ∼ N (✵❞ , ■❞ )✱ t❤❡♥ ❛ ♣♦ss✐❜❧❡ ❦❡r♥❡❧ ❝❤♦✐❝❡ ✐s

▼(① , ❞②) ∼ N(

①√✶ + ❜✷

,❜✷

✶ + ❜✷

)

❯♣ t♦ ♥♦✇✱ ♣❛r❛♠❡t❡r ❜ ✐s ✐♥✐t✐❛t❡❞ ❤❡✉r✐st✐❝❛❧❧②

❛♥❞ ♦♣t✐♦♥❛❧❧② s❡❧❢t✉♥❡s ❛s ❛ ✇❤♦❧❡ s❡t ❞❡♣❡♥❞❡♥t ▼❛r❦♦✈ ❝❤❛✐♥✳

●❡♥❡r❛❧ ❝❛s❡

■♥ ♦t❤❡r ❝❛s❡s✱ ♥♦ ♦✛✲t❤❡✲s❤❡❧❢ r❡✈❡rs✐❜❧❡ ❦❡r♥❡❧✳

▼❡tr♦♣♦❧✐s✲❍❛st✐♥❣ ❛❧❣♦r✐t❤♠ ❝❛♥ ❤❡❧♣ ❬✽❪✳

❆ ✇✐❞❡r ❛rr❛② ♦❢ ❞❡♥s✐t②✲r❡✈❡rs✐❜❧❡ ▼❛r❦♦✈ ❦❡r♥❡❧ ♣❛✐r ✐s ♥❡❡❞❡❞✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆❙❚✬s ♦♣❡♥ ✐ss✉❡s

❚❤❡ ❘❡✈❡rs✐❜❧❡ ▼❛r❦♦✈ ❑❡r♥❡❧

●❛✉ss✐❛♥✲r❡✈❡rs✐❜❧❡ ▼❛r❦♦✈ ❑❡r♥❡❧ ❬✶❪

■❢ ❳ ∼ N (✵❞ , ■❞ )✱ t❤❡♥ ❛ ♣♦ss✐❜❧❡ ❦❡r♥❡❧ ❝❤♦✐❝❡ ✐s

▼(① , ❞②) ∼ N(

①√✶ + ❜✷

,❜✷

✶ + ❜✷

)

❯♣ t♦ ♥♦✇✱ ♣❛r❛♠❡t❡r ❜ ✐s ✐♥✐t✐❛t❡❞ ❤❡✉r✐st✐❝❛❧❧② ❛♥❞ ♦♣t✐♦♥❛❧❧② s❡❧❢t✉♥❡s ❛s ❛ ✇❤♦❧❡ s❡t ❞❡♣❡♥❞❡♥t ▼❛r❦♦✈ ❝❤❛✐♥✳

●❡♥❡r❛❧ ❝❛s❡

■♥ ♦t❤❡r ❝❛s❡s✱ ♥♦ ♦✛✲t❤❡✲s❤❡❧❢ r❡✈❡rs✐❜❧❡ ❦❡r♥❡❧✳

▼❡tr♦♣♦❧✐s✲❍❛st✐♥❣ ❛❧❣♦r✐t❤♠ ❝❛♥ ❤❡❧♣ ❬✽❪✳

❆ ✇✐❞❡r ❛rr❛② ♦❢ ❞❡♥s✐t②✲r❡✈❡rs✐❜❧❡ ▼❛r❦♦✈ ❦❡r♥❡❧ ♣❛✐r ✐s ♥❡❡❞❡❞✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆❙❚✬s ♦♣❡♥ ✐ss✉❡s

❚❤❡ ❘❡✈❡rs✐❜❧❡ ▼❛r❦♦✈ ❑❡r♥❡❧

●❛✉ss✐❛♥✲r❡✈❡rs✐❜❧❡ ▼❛r❦♦✈ ❑❡r♥❡❧ ❬✶❪

■❢ ❳ ∼ N (✵❞ , ■❞ )✱ t❤❡♥ ❛ ♣♦ss✐❜❧❡ ❦❡r♥❡❧ ❝❤♦✐❝❡ ✐s

▼(① , ❞②) ∼ N(

①√✶ + ❜✷

,❜✷

✶ + ❜✷

)

❯♣ t♦ ♥♦✇✱ ♣❛r❛♠❡t❡r ❜ ✐s ✐♥✐t✐❛t❡❞ ❤❡✉r✐st✐❝❛❧❧② ❛♥❞ ♦♣t✐♦♥❛❧❧② s❡❧❢t✉♥❡s ❛s ❛ ✇❤♦❧❡ s❡t ❞❡♣❡♥❞❡♥t ▼❛r❦♦✈ ❝❤❛✐♥✳

●❡♥❡r❛❧ ❝❛s❡

■♥ ♦t❤❡r ❝❛s❡s✱ ♥♦ ♦✛✲t❤❡✲s❤❡❧❢ r❡✈❡rs✐❜❧❡ ❦❡r♥❡❧✳

▼❡tr♦♣♦❧✐s✲❍❛st✐♥❣ ❛❧❣♦r✐t❤♠ ❝❛♥ ❤❡❧♣ ❬✽❪✳

❆ ✇✐❞❡r ❛rr❛② ♦❢ ❞❡♥s✐t②✲r❡✈❡rs✐❜❧❡ ▼❛r❦♦✈ ❦❡r♥❡❧ ♣❛✐r ✐s ♥❡❡❞❡❞✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆❙❚✬s ♦♣❡♥ ✐ss✉❡s

❚❤❡ ❘❡✈❡rs✐❜❧❡ ▼❛r❦♦✈ ❑❡r♥❡❧

●❛✉ss✐❛♥✲r❡✈❡rs✐❜❧❡ ▼❛r❦♦✈ ❑❡r♥❡❧ ❬✶❪

■❢ ❳ ∼ N (✵❞ , ■❞ )✱ t❤❡♥ ❛ ♣♦ss✐❜❧❡ ❦❡r♥❡❧ ❝❤♦✐❝❡ ✐s

▼(① , ❞②) ∼ N(

①√✶ + ❜✷

,❜✷

✶ + ❜✷

)

❯♣ t♦ ♥♦✇✱ ♣❛r❛♠❡t❡r ❜ ✐s ✐♥✐t✐❛t❡❞ ❤❡✉r✐st✐❝❛❧❧② ❛♥❞ ♦♣t✐♦♥❛❧❧② s❡❧❢t✉♥❡s ❛s ❛ ✇❤♦❧❡ s❡t ❞❡♣❡♥❞❡♥t ▼❛r❦♦✈ ❝❤❛✐♥✳

●❡♥❡r❛❧ ❝❛s❡

■♥ ♦t❤❡r ❝❛s❡s✱ ♥♦ ♦✛✲t❤❡✲s❤❡❧❢ r❡✈❡rs✐❜❧❡ ❦❡r♥❡❧✳

▼❡tr♦♣♦❧✐s✲❍❛st✐♥❣ ❛❧❣♦r✐t❤♠ ❝❛♥ ❤❡❧♣ ❬✽❪✳

❆ ✇✐❞❡r ❛rr❛② ♦❢ ❞❡♥s✐t②✲r❡✈❡rs✐❜❧❡ ▼❛r❦♦✈ ❦❡r♥❡❧ ♣❛✐r ✐s ♥❡❡❞❡❞✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆❙❚✬s ♦♣❡♥ ✐ss✉❡s

❚❤❡ ❘❡✈❡rs✐❜❧❡ ▼❛r❦♦✈ ❑❡r♥❡❧

●❛✉ss✐❛♥✲r❡✈❡rs✐❜❧❡ ▼❛r❦♦✈ ❑❡r♥❡❧ ❬✶❪

■❢ ❳ ∼ N (✵❞ , ■❞ )✱ t❤❡♥ ❛ ♣♦ss✐❜❧❡ ❦❡r♥❡❧ ❝❤♦✐❝❡ ✐s

▼(① , ❞②) ∼ N(

①√✶ + ❜✷

,❜✷

✶ + ❜✷

)

❯♣ t♦ ♥♦✇✱ ♣❛r❛♠❡t❡r ❜ ✐s ✐♥✐t✐❛t❡❞ ❤❡✉r✐st✐❝❛❧❧② ❛♥❞ ♦♣t✐♦♥❛❧❧② s❡❧❢t✉♥❡s ❛s ❛ ✇❤♦❧❡ s❡t ❞❡♣❡♥❞❡♥t ▼❛r❦♦✈ ❝❤❛✐♥✳

●❡♥❡r❛❧ ❝❛s❡

■♥ ♦t❤❡r ❝❛s❡s✱ ♥♦ ♦✛✲t❤❡✲s❤❡❧❢ r❡✈❡rs✐❜❧❡ ❦❡r♥❡❧✳

▼❡tr♦♣♦❧✐s✲❍❛st✐♥❣ ❛❧❣♦r✐t❤♠ ❝❛♥ ❤❡❧♣ ❬✽❪✳

❆ ✇✐❞❡r ❛rr❛② ♦❢ ❞❡♥s✐t②✲r❡✈❡rs✐❜❧❡ ▼❛r❦♦✈ ❦❡r♥❡❧ ♣❛✐r ✐s ♥❡❡❞❡❞✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆❙❚✬s ♦♣❡♥ ✐ss✉❡s

❚❤❡ ❘❡✈❡rs✐❜❧❡ ▼❛r❦♦✈ ❑❡r♥❡❧

●❛✉ss✐❛♥✲r❡✈❡rs✐❜❧❡ ▼❛r❦♦✈ ❑❡r♥❡❧ ❬✶❪

■❢ ❳ ∼ N (✵❞ , ■❞ )✱ t❤❡♥ ❛ ♣♦ss✐❜❧❡ ❦❡r♥❡❧ ❝❤♦✐❝❡ ✐s

▼(① , ❞②) ∼ N(

①√✶ + ❜✷

,❜✷

✶ + ❜✷

)

❯♣ t♦ ♥♦✇✱ ♣❛r❛♠❡t❡r ❜ ✐s ✐♥✐t✐❛t❡❞ ❤❡✉r✐st✐❝❛❧❧② ❛♥❞ ♦♣t✐♦♥❛❧❧② s❡❧❢t✉♥❡s ❛s ❛ ✇❤♦❧❡ s❡t ❞❡♣❡♥❞❡♥t ▼❛r❦♦✈ ❝❤❛✐♥✳

●❡♥❡r❛❧ ❝❛s❡

■♥ ♦t❤❡r ❝❛s❡s✱ ♥♦ ♦✛✲t❤❡✲s❤❡❧❢ r❡✈❡rs✐❜❧❡ ❦❡r♥❡❧✳

▼❡tr♦♣♦❧✐s✲❍❛st✐♥❣ ❛❧❣♦r✐t❤♠ ❝❛♥ ❤❡❧♣ ❬✽❪✳

❆ ✇✐❞❡r ❛rr❛② ♦❢ ❞❡♥s✐t②✲r❡✈❡rs✐❜❧❡ ▼❛r❦♦✈ ❦❡r♥❡❧ ♣❛✐r ✐s ♥❡❡❞❡❞✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆❙❚✬s ♦♣❡♥ ✐ss✉❡s

❚❤❡ ❘❡✈❡rs✐❜❧❡ ▼❛r❦♦✈ ❑❡r♥❡❧

❙❛♠♣❧❡ ❞❡♣❡♥❞❡♥❝❡

❙❛♠♣❧❡s ❛r❡ ❝♦rr❡❧❛t❡❞ ❛♥❞ ✐❞❡♥t✐❝❛❧❧② ❞✐str✐❜✉t❡❞ ❛s t❤❡② s❤❛r❡❛ ❝♦♠♠♦♥ ❣❡♥❡❛❧♦❣②✳ ❚❤✐s ❝♦rr❡❧❛t✐♦♥ ❝❛♥ r❡s✉❧t ✐♥t♦ ✈❛r✐❛♥❝❡✳■t❡r❛t✐♥❣ ▼❦ ♥❡✈❡r ❤✉rts ❛♥❞ ❝❛♥ r❡❞✉❝❡ ✈❛r✐❛♥❝❡ ❬✽✱ ✼❪✳

❍♦✇ t♦ ❝r❡❛t❡ ✐♥❞❡♣❡♥❞❡♥❝❡❄❍♦✇ ❢❛st ✐s ✐♥❞❡♣❡♥❞❡♥❝❡ r❡❛❝❤❡❞❄

❍♦✇ t♦ ❝r❡❛t❡ ❞✐✈❡rs✐t②❄

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆❙❚✬s ♦♣❡♥ ✐ss✉❡s

❚❤❡ ❘❡✈❡rs✐❜❧❡ ▼❛r❦♦✈ ❑❡r♥❡❧

❙❛♠♣❧❡ ❞❡♣❡♥❞❡♥❝❡

❙❛♠♣❧❡s ❛r❡ ❝♦rr❡❧❛t❡❞ ❛♥❞ ✐❞❡♥t✐❝❛❧❧② ❞✐str✐❜✉t❡❞ ❛s t❤❡② s❤❛r❡❛ ❝♦♠♠♦♥ ❣❡♥❡❛❧♦❣②✳

❚❤✐s ❝♦rr❡❧❛t✐♦♥ ❝❛♥ r❡s✉❧t ✐♥t♦ ✈❛r✐❛♥❝❡✳■t❡r❛t✐♥❣ ▼❦ ♥❡✈❡r ❤✉rts ❛♥❞ ❝❛♥ r❡❞✉❝❡ ✈❛r✐❛♥❝❡ ❬✽✱ ✼❪✳

❍♦✇ t♦ ❝r❡❛t❡ ✐♥❞❡♣❡♥❞❡♥❝❡❄❍♦✇ ❢❛st ✐s ✐♥❞❡♣❡♥❞❡♥❝❡ r❡❛❝❤❡❞❄

❍♦✇ t♦ ❝r❡❛t❡ ❞✐✈❡rs✐t②❄

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆❙❚✬s ♦♣❡♥ ✐ss✉❡s

❚❤❡ ❘❡✈❡rs✐❜❧❡ ▼❛r❦♦✈ ❑❡r♥❡❧

❙❛♠♣❧❡ ❞❡♣❡♥❞❡♥❝❡

❙❛♠♣❧❡s ❛r❡ ❝♦rr❡❧❛t❡❞ ❛♥❞ ✐❞❡♥t✐❝❛❧❧② ❞✐str✐❜✉t❡❞ ❛s t❤❡② s❤❛r❡❛ ❝♦♠♠♦♥ ❣❡♥❡❛❧♦❣②✳ ❚❤✐s ❝♦rr❡❧❛t✐♦♥ ❝❛♥ r❡s✉❧t ✐♥t♦ ✈❛r✐❛♥❝❡✳

■t❡r❛t✐♥❣ ▼❦ ♥❡✈❡r ❤✉rts ❛♥❞ ❝❛♥ r❡❞✉❝❡ ✈❛r✐❛♥❝❡ ❬✽✱ ✼❪✳

❍♦✇ t♦ ❝r❡❛t❡ ✐♥❞❡♣❡♥❞❡♥❝❡❄❍♦✇ ❢❛st ✐s ✐♥❞❡♣❡♥❞❡♥❝❡ r❡❛❝❤❡❞❄

❍♦✇ t♦ ❝r❡❛t❡ ❞✐✈❡rs✐t②❄

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆❙❚✬s ♦♣❡♥ ✐ss✉❡s

❚❤❡ ❘❡✈❡rs✐❜❧❡ ▼❛r❦♦✈ ❑❡r♥❡❧

❙❛♠♣❧❡ ❞❡♣❡♥❞❡♥❝❡

❙❛♠♣❧❡s ❛r❡ ❝♦rr❡❧❛t❡❞ ❛♥❞ ✐❞❡♥t✐❝❛❧❧② ❞✐str✐❜✉t❡❞ ❛s t❤❡② s❤❛r❡❛ ❝♦♠♠♦♥ ❣❡♥❡❛❧♦❣②✳ ❚❤✐s ❝♦rr❡❧❛t✐♦♥ ❝❛♥ r❡s✉❧t ✐♥t♦ ✈❛r✐❛♥❝❡✳■t❡r❛t✐♥❣ ▼❦(·, ·) ♥❡✈❡r ❤✉rts ❛♥❞ ❝❛♥ r❡❞✉❝❡ ✈❛r✐❛♥❝❡ ❬✽✱ ✼❪✳

❍♦✇ t♦ ❝r❡❛t❡ ✐♥❞❡♣❡♥❞❡♥❝❡❄❍♦✇ ❢❛st ✐s ✐♥❞❡♣❡♥❞❡♥❝❡ r❡❛❝❤❡❞❄

❍♦✇ t♦ ❝r❡❛t❡ ❞✐✈❡rs✐t②❄

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆❙❚✬s ♦♣❡♥ ✐ss✉❡s

❚❤❡ ❘❡✈❡rs✐❜❧❡ ▼❛r❦♦✈ ❑❡r♥❡❧

❙❛♠♣❧❡ ❞❡♣❡♥❞❡♥❝❡

❙❛♠♣❧❡s ❛r❡ ❝♦rr❡❧❛t❡❞ ❛♥❞ ✐❞❡♥t✐❝❛❧❧② ❞✐str✐❜✉t❡❞ ❛s t❤❡② s❤❛r❡❛ ❝♦♠♠♦♥ ❣❡♥❡❛❧♦❣②✳ ❚❤✐s ❝♦rr❡❧❛t✐♦♥ ❝❛♥ r❡s✉❧t ✐♥t♦ ✈❛r✐❛♥❝❡✳■t❡r❛t✐♥❣ ▼❦(·, ·) ♥❡✈❡r ❤✉rts ❛♥❞ ❝❛♥ r❡❞✉❝❡ ✈❛r✐❛♥❝❡ ❬✽✱ ✼❪✳

❍♦✇ t♦ ❝r❡❛t❡ ✐♥❞❡♣❡♥❞❡♥❝❡❄❍♦✇ ❢❛st ✐s ✐♥❞❡♣❡♥❞❡♥❝❡ r❡❛❝❤❡❞❄

❍♦✇ t♦ ❝r❡❛t❡ ❞✐✈❡rs✐t②❄

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆❙❚✬s ♦♣❡♥ ✐ss✉❡s

◗✉❛♥t✐❧❡ ❧❡✈❡❧

▼♦st ❡✣❝✐❡♥t ❝♦♠❜✐♥❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ q✉❛♥t✐❧❡ ❧❡✈❡❧s

❆❝❝♦r❞✐♥❣ t♦ ❬✹❪✱ t♦ ♠✐♥✐♠✐s❡ ✈❛r✐❛♥❝❡✱ ✉♥❞❡r ♠✐❧❞ ❛ss✉♠♣t✐♦♥s✱ ❛❧❧q✉❛♥t✐❧❡ ❧❡✈❡❧s ❛❦ s❤♦✉❧❞ ❜❡ ❡q✉❛❧✱ s❛② t♦ ❛✳

❇❡st ❧❡✈❡❧ ❝❤♦✐❝❡

❚❤❡r❡ ✐s ♥♦ ✐❞❡❛ ♥♦✇ ♦❢ ❛♥ ♦♣t✐♠❛❧ ❝❤♦✐❝❡ ❢♦r ❛ ✦

❊①tr❡♠❡❧② ❤✐❣❤ ✈❛❧✉❡ s❤♦✉❧❞ ❜❡ ❛✈♦✐❞❡❞ ❛s ✇❡ ✇❛♥t t♦ ❛✈♦✐❞r❛r❡ ❡✈❡♥ts✳

❊①♣❡r✐♠❡♥t❛❧❧②✱ ❛ ✷✵ ✷✺ ✇♦r❦s ✜♥❡ ❬✶❪✳

❱❡r② ❧♦✇ ❛ t♦♦✱ ✇❤❡♥ ❞❡❛❧t ✇✐t❤ ❝❛r❡❢✉❧❧❧② ❬✸❪✳

❍♦✇ t♦ ❝❤♦♦s❡ ❛ t♦ r❡❞✉❝❡ ✈❛r✐❛♥❝❡❄❍♦✇ t♦ ❝❤♦♦s❡ ❛ t♦ r❡s♣❡❝t t❤❡ s✐♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥ ❜✉❞❣❡t❄

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆❙❚✬s ♦♣❡♥ ✐ss✉❡s

◗✉❛♥t✐❧❡ ❧❡✈❡❧

▼♦st ❡✣❝✐❡♥t ❝♦♠❜✐♥❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ q✉❛♥t✐❧❡ ❧❡✈❡❧s

❆❝❝♦r❞✐♥❣ t♦ ❬✹❪✱ t♦ ♠✐♥✐♠✐s❡ ✈❛r✐❛♥❝❡✱ ✉♥❞❡r ♠✐❧❞ ❛ss✉♠♣t✐♦♥s✱ ❛❧❧q✉❛♥t✐❧❡ ❧❡✈❡❧s ❛❦ s❤♦✉❧❞ ❜❡ ❡q✉❛❧✱ s❛② t♦ ❛✳

❇❡st ❧❡✈❡❧ ❝❤♦✐❝❡

❚❤❡r❡ ✐s ♥♦ ✐❞❡❛ ♥♦✇ ♦❢ ❛♥ ♦♣t✐♠❛❧ ❝❤♦✐❝❡ ❢♦r ❛ ✦

❊①tr❡♠❡❧② ❤✐❣❤ ✈❛❧✉❡ s❤♦✉❧❞ ❜❡ ❛✈♦✐❞❡❞ ❛s ✇❡ ✇❛♥t t♦ ❛✈♦✐❞r❛r❡ ❡✈❡♥ts✳

❊①♣❡r✐♠❡♥t❛❧❧②✱ ❛ ✷✵ ✷✺ ✇♦r❦s ✜♥❡ ❬✶❪✳

❱❡r② ❧♦✇ ❛ t♦♦✱ ✇❤❡♥ ❞❡❛❧t ✇✐t❤ ❝❛r❡❢✉❧❧❧② ❬✸❪✳

❍♦✇ t♦ ❝❤♦♦s❡ ❛ t♦ r❡❞✉❝❡ ✈❛r✐❛♥❝❡❄❍♦✇ t♦ ❝❤♦♦s❡ ❛ t♦ r❡s♣❡❝t t❤❡ s✐♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥ ❜✉❞❣❡t❄

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆❙❚✬s ♦♣❡♥ ✐ss✉❡s

◗✉❛♥t✐❧❡ ❧❡✈❡❧

▼♦st ❡✣❝✐❡♥t ❝♦♠❜✐♥❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ q✉❛♥t✐❧❡ ❧❡✈❡❧s

❆❝❝♦r❞✐♥❣ t♦ ❬✹❪✱ t♦ ♠✐♥✐♠✐s❡ ✈❛r✐❛♥❝❡✱ ✉♥❞❡r ♠✐❧❞ ❛ss✉♠♣t✐♦♥s✱ ❛❧❧q✉❛♥t✐❧❡ ❧❡✈❡❧s ❛❦ s❤♦✉❧❞ ❜❡ ❡q✉❛❧✱ s❛② t♦ ❛✳

❇❡st ❧❡✈❡❧ ❝❤♦✐❝❡

❚❤❡r❡ ✐s ♥♦ ✐❞❡❛ ♥♦✇ ♦❢ ❛♥ ♦♣t✐♠❛❧ ❝❤♦✐❝❡ ❢♦r ❛ ✦

❊①tr❡♠❡❧② ❤✐❣❤ ✈❛❧✉❡ s❤♦✉❧❞ ❜❡ ❛✈♦✐❞❡❞ ❛s ✇❡ ✇❛♥t t♦ ❛✈♦✐❞r❛r❡ ❡✈❡♥ts✳

❊①♣❡r✐♠❡♥t❛❧❧②✱ ❛ ✷✵ ✷✺ ✇♦r❦s ✜♥❡ ❬✶❪✳

❱❡r② ❧♦✇ ❛ t♦♦✱ ✇❤❡♥ ❞❡❛❧t ✇✐t❤ ❝❛r❡❢✉❧❧❧② ❬✸❪✳

❍♦✇ t♦ ❝❤♦♦s❡ ❛ t♦ r❡❞✉❝❡ ✈❛r✐❛♥❝❡❄❍♦✇ t♦ ❝❤♦♦s❡ ❛ t♦ r❡s♣❡❝t t❤❡ s✐♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥ ❜✉❞❣❡t❄

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆❙❚✬s ♦♣❡♥ ✐ss✉❡s

◗✉❛♥t✐❧❡ ❧❡✈❡❧

▼♦st ❡✣❝✐❡♥t ❝♦♠❜✐♥❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ q✉❛♥t✐❧❡ ❧❡✈❡❧s

❆❝❝♦r❞✐♥❣ t♦ ❬✹❪✱ t♦ ♠✐♥✐♠✐s❡ ✈❛r✐❛♥❝❡✱ ✉♥❞❡r ♠✐❧❞ ❛ss✉♠♣t✐♦♥s✱ ❛❧❧q✉❛♥t✐❧❡ ❧❡✈❡❧s ❛❦ s❤♦✉❧❞ ❜❡ ❡q✉❛❧✱ s❛② t♦ ❛✳

❇❡st ❧❡✈❡❧ ❝❤♦✐❝❡

❚❤❡r❡ ✐s ♥♦ ✐❞❡❛ ♥♦✇ ♦❢ ❛♥ ♦♣t✐♠❛❧ ❝❤♦✐❝❡ ❢♦r ❛ ✦

❊①tr❡♠❡❧② ❤✐❣❤ ✈❛❧✉❡ s❤♦✉❧❞ ❜❡ ❛✈♦✐❞❡❞ ❛s ✇❡ ✇❛♥t t♦ ❛✈♦✐❞r❛r❡ ❡✈❡♥ts✳

❊①♣❡r✐♠❡♥t❛❧❧②✱ ❛ ✷✵ ✷✺ ✇♦r❦s ✜♥❡ ❬✶❪✳

❱❡r② ❧♦✇ ❛ t♦♦✱ ✇❤❡♥ ❞❡❛❧t ✇✐t❤ ❝❛r❡❢✉❧❧❧② ❬✸❪✳

❍♦✇ t♦ ❝❤♦♦s❡ ❛ t♦ r❡❞✉❝❡ ✈❛r✐❛♥❝❡❄❍♦✇ t♦ ❝❤♦♦s❡ ❛ t♦ r❡s♣❡❝t t❤❡ s✐♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥ ❜✉❞❣❡t❄

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆❙❚✬s ♦♣❡♥ ✐ss✉❡s

◗✉❛♥t✐❧❡ ❧❡✈❡❧

▼♦st ❡✣❝✐❡♥t ❝♦♠❜✐♥❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ q✉❛♥t✐❧❡ ❧❡✈❡❧s

❆❝❝♦r❞✐♥❣ t♦ ❬✹❪✱ t♦ ♠✐♥✐♠✐s❡ ✈❛r✐❛♥❝❡✱ ✉♥❞❡r ♠✐❧❞ ❛ss✉♠♣t✐♦♥s✱ ❛❧❧q✉❛♥t✐❧❡ ❧❡✈❡❧s ❛❦ s❤♦✉❧❞ ❜❡ ❡q✉❛❧✱ s❛② t♦ ❛✳

❇❡st ❧❡✈❡❧ ❝❤♦✐❝❡

❚❤❡r❡ ✐s ♥♦ ✐❞❡❛ ♥♦✇ ♦❢ ❛♥ ♦♣t✐♠❛❧ ❝❤♦✐❝❡ ❢♦r ❛ ✦

❊①tr❡♠❡❧② ❤✐❣❤ ✈❛❧✉❡ s❤♦✉❧❞ ❜❡ ❛✈♦✐❞❡❞ ❛s ✇❡ ✇❛♥t t♦ ❛✈♦✐❞r❛r❡ ❡✈❡♥ts✳

❊①♣❡r✐♠❡♥t❛❧❧②✱ ❛ ✷✵ ✷✺ ✇♦r❦s ✜♥❡ ❬✶❪✳

❱❡r② ❧♦✇ ❛ t♦♦✱ ✇❤❡♥ ❞❡❛❧t ✇✐t❤ ❝❛r❡❢✉❧❧❧② ❬✸❪✳

❍♦✇ t♦ ❝❤♦♦s❡ ❛ t♦ r❡❞✉❝❡ ✈❛r✐❛♥❝❡❄❍♦✇ t♦ ❝❤♦♦s❡ ❛ t♦ r❡s♣❡❝t t❤❡ s✐♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥ ❜✉❞❣❡t❄

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆❙❚✬s ♦♣❡♥ ✐ss✉❡s

◗✉❛♥t✐❧❡ ❧❡✈❡❧

▼♦st ❡✣❝✐❡♥t ❝♦♠❜✐♥❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ q✉❛♥t✐❧❡ ❧❡✈❡❧s

❆❝❝♦r❞✐♥❣ t♦ ❬✹❪✱ t♦ ♠✐♥✐♠✐s❡ ✈❛r✐❛♥❝❡✱ ✉♥❞❡r ♠✐❧❞ ❛ss✉♠♣t✐♦♥s✱ ❛❧❧q✉❛♥t✐❧❡ ❧❡✈❡❧s ❛❦ s❤♦✉❧❞ ❜❡ ❡q✉❛❧✱ s❛② t♦ ❛✳

❇❡st ❧❡✈❡❧ ❝❤♦✐❝❡

❚❤❡r❡ ✐s ♥♦ ✐❞❡❛ ♥♦✇ ♦❢ ❛♥ ♦♣t✐♠❛❧ ❝❤♦✐❝❡ ❢♦r ❛ ✦

❊①tr❡♠❡❧② ❤✐❣❤ ✈❛❧✉❡ s❤♦✉❧❞ ❜❡ ❛✈♦✐❞❡❞ ❛s ✇❡ ✇❛♥t t♦ ❛✈♦✐❞r❛r❡ ❡✈❡♥ts✳

❊①♣❡r✐♠❡♥t❛❧❧②✱ ❛ ∈ [.✷✵, .✷✺] ✇♦r❦s ✜♥❡ ❬✶❪✳

❱❡r② ❧♦✇ ❛ t♦♦✱ ✇❤❡♥ ❞❡❛❧t ✇✐t❤ ❝❛r❡❢✉❧❧❧② ❬✸❪✳

❍♦✇ t♦ ❝❤♦♦s❡ ❛ t♦ r❡❞✉❝❡ ✈❛r✐❛♥❝❡❄❍♦✇ t♦ ❝❤♦♦s❡ ❛ t♦ r❡s♣❡❝t t❤❡ s✐♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥ ❜✉❞❣❡t❄

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆❙❚✬s ♦♣❡♥ ✐ss✉❡s

◗✉❛♥t✐❧❡ ❧❡✈❡❧

▼♦st ❡✣❝✐❡♥t ❝♦♠❜✐♥❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ q✉❛♥t✐❧❡ ❧❡✈❡❧s

❆❝❝♦r❞✐♥❣ t♦ ❬✹❪✱ t♦ ♠✐♥✐♠✐s❡ ✈❛r✐❛♥❝❡✱ ✉♥❞❡r ♠✐❧❞ ❛ss✉♠♣t✐♦♥s✱ ❛❧❧q✉❛♥t✐❧❡ ❧❡✈❡❧s ❛❦ s❤♦✉❧❞ ❜❡ ❡q✉❛❧✱ s❛② t♦ ❛✳

❇❡st ❧❡✈❡❧ ❝❤♦✐❝❡

❚❤❡r❡ ✐s ♥♦ ✐❞❡❛ ♥♦✇ ♦❢ ❛♥ ♦♣t✐♠❛❧ ❝❤♦✐❝❡ ❢♦r ❛ ✦

❊①tr❡♠❡❧② ❤✐❣❤ ✈❛❧✉❡ s❤♦✉❧❞ ❜❡ ❛✈♦✐❞❡❞ ❛s ✇❡ ✇❛♥t t♦ ❛✈♦✐❞r❛r❡ ❡✈❡♥ts✳

❊①♣❡r✐♠❡♥t❛❧❧②✱ ❛ ∈ [.✷✵, .✷✺] ✇♦r❦s ✜♥❡ ❬✶❪✳

❱❡r② ❧♦✇ ❛ t♦♦✱ ✇❤❡♥ ❞❡❛❧t ✇✐t❤ ❝❛r❡❢✉❧❧❧② ❬✸❪✳

❍♦✇ t♦ ❝❤♦♦s❡ ❛ t♦ r❡❞✉❝❡ ✈❛r✐❛♥❝❡❄❍♦✇ t♦ ❝❤♦♦s❡ ❛ t♦ r❡s♣❡❝t t❤❡ s✐♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥ ❜✉❞❣❡t❄

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❆❙❚✬s ♦♣❡♥ ✐ss✉❡s

◗✉❛♥t✐❧❡ ❧❡✈❡❧

▼♦st ❡✣❝✐❡♥t ❝♦♠❜✐♥❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ q✉❛♥t✐❧❡ ❧❡✈❡❧s

❆❝❝♦r❞✐♥❣ t♦ ❬✹❪✱ t♦ ♠✐♥✐♠✐s❡ ✈❛r✐❛♥❝❡✱ ✉♥❞❡r ♠✐❧❞ ❛ss✉♠♣t✐♦♥s✱ ❛❧❧q✉❛♥t✐❧❡ ❧❡✈❡❧s ❛❦ s❤♦✉❧❞ ❜❡ ❡q✉❛❧✱ s❛② t♦ ❛✳

❇❡st ❧❡✈❡❧ ❝❤♦✐❝❡

❚❤❡r❡ ✐s ♥♦ ✐❞❡❛ ♥♦✇ ♦❢ ❛♥ ♦♣t✐♠❛❧ ❝❤♦✐❝❡ ❢♦r ❛ ✦

❊①tr❡♠❡❧② ❤✐❣❤ ✈❛❧✉❡ s❤♦✉❧❞ ❜❡ ❛✈♦✐❞❡❞ ❛s ✇❡ ✇❛♥t t♦ ❛✈♦✐❞r❛r❡ ❡✈❡♥ts✳

❊①♣❡r✐♠❡♥t❛❧❧②✱ ❛ ∈ [.✷✵, .✷✺] ✇♦r❦s ✜♥❡ ❬✶❪✳

❱❡r② ❧♦✇ ❛ t♦♦✱ ✇❤❡♥ ❞❡❛❧t ✇✐t❤ ❝❛r❡❢✉❧❧❧② ❬✸❪✳

❍♦✇ t♦ ❝❤♦♦s❡ ❛ t♦ r❡❞✉❝❡ ✈❛r✐❛♥❝❡❄❍♦✇ t♦ ❝❤♦♦s❡ ❛ t♦ r❡s♣❡❝t t❤❡ s✐♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥ ❜✉❞❣❡t❄

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❈♦♥❝❧✉s✐♦♥

❖✉t❧✐♥❡

✶ ■♥tr♦❞✉❝t✐♦♥

✷ ■r✐❞✐✉♠ ❛♥❞ ❈♦s♠♦s

✸ ❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

✹ ❆❙❚✬s ♦♣❡♥ ✐ss✉❡s

✺ ❈♦♥❝❧✉s✐♦♥

✻ P✉❜❧✐❝❛t✐♦♥s ❛♥❞ ❝♦♠♠✉♥✐❝❛t✐♦♥s

✼ ❘❡❢❡r❡♥❝❡s

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❈♦♥❝❧✉s✐♦♥

❑❡② ✐❞❡❛s t♦ r❡♠❡♠❜❡r

❆❙❚ ✇✐❞❡❧② ♦✉t♣❡r❢♦r♠s ❈▼❈ ✇❤❡♥ ✐t ❝♦♠❡s t♦ r❛r❡ ❡✈❡♥ts ✳

❘✉❧❡ ♦❢ t❤❡ t❤✉♠❜ t✉♥✐♥❣ ❝❛♥ ❞♦ t❤❡ tr✐❝❦✳✳✳

✳✳✳❜✉t t❤❡♦r❡t✐❝❛❧ ✉♥❞❡rst❛♥❞✐♥❣ ✐s ♥❡❡❞❡❞✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❈♦♥❝❧✉s✐♦♥

❑❡② ✐❞❡❛s t♦ r❡♠❡♠❜❡r

❆❙❚ ✇✐❞❡❧② ♦✉t♣❡r❢♦r♠s ❈▼❈ ✇❤❡♥ ✐t ❝♦♠❡s t♦ r❛r❡ ❡✈❡♥ts ✳

❘✉❧❡ ♦❢ t❤❡ t❤✉♠❜ t✉♥✐♥❣ ❝❛♥ ❞♦ t❤❡ tr✐❝❦✳✳✳

✳✳✳❜✉t t❤❡♦r❡t✐❝❛❧ ✉♥❞❡rst❛♥❞✐♥❣ ✐s ♥❡❡❞❡❞✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❈♦♥❝❧✉s✐♦♥

❑❡② ✐❞❡❛s t♦ r❡♠❡♠❜❡r

❆❙❚ ✇✐❞❡❧② ♦✉t♣❡r❢♦r♠s ❈▼❈ ✇❤❡♥ ✐t ❝♦♠❡s t♦ r❛r❡ ❡✈❡♥ts ✳

❘✉❧❡ ♦❢ t❤❡ t❤✉♠❜ t✉♥✐♥❣ ❝❛♥ ❞♦ t❤❡ tr✐❝❦✳✳✳

✳✳✳❜✉t t❤❡♦r❡t✐❝❛❧ ✉♥❞❡rst❛♥❞✐♥❣ ✐s ♥❡❡❞❡❞✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❈♦♥❝❧✉s✐♦♥

❑❡② ✐❞❡❛s t♦ r❡♠❡♠❜❡r

❆❙❚ ✇✐❞❡❧② ♦✉t♣❡r❢♦r♠s ❈▼❈ ✇❤❡♥ ✐t ❝♦♠❡s t♦ r❛r❡ ❡✈❡♥ts ✳

❘✉❧❡ ♦❢ t❤❡ t❤✉♠❜ t✉♥✐♥❣ ❝❛♥ ❞♦ t❤❡ tr✐❝❦✳✳✳

✳✳✳❜✉t t❤❡♦r❡t✐❝❛❧ ✉♥❞❡rst❛♥❞✐♥❣ ✐s ♥❡❡❞❡❞✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❈♦♥❝❧✉s✐♦♥

❋✉rt❤❡r ✇♦r❦✿ t❤❡♦r❡t✐❝❛❧ ♠❛st❡r②

❆♣♣❧②✐♥❣ ✐t t♦ ❛ ✇✐❞❡r ❝❧❛ss ♦❢ r❛♥❞♦♠ ✐♥♣✉t ✈✐❛▼❡tr♦♣♦❧✐s✲❍❛st✐♥❣ ❛♥❞ ✉s✐♥❣ ❡♠♣✐r✐❝❛❧ st♦♣♣✐♥❣ ❝r✐t❡r✐♦♥✳

❯s✐♥❣ ❡①tr❛ ❦♥♦✇❧❡❞❣❡ ❳ ♣ ♣ t♦ ❝❤♦♦s❡♣❛r❛♠❡t❡rs✳

❙❤♦✉❧❞ ✇❡ r❡s❛♠♣❧❡ ❛❧❧ t❤❡ ♣♦✐♥ts ♦r ♦♥❧② t❤❡ ❞♦✉❜❧♦♦♥❄

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❈♦♥❝❧✉s✐♦♥

❋✉rt❤❡r ✇♦r❦✿ t❤❡♦r❡t✐❝❛❧ ♠❛st❡r②

❆♣♣❧②✐♥❣ ✐t t♦ ❛ ✇✐❞❡r ❝❧❛ss ♦❢ r❛♥❞♦♠ ✐♥♣✉t ✈✐❛▼❡tr♦♣♦❧✐s✲❍❛st✐♥❣ ❛♥❞ ✉s✐♥❣ ❡♠♣✐r✐❝❛❧ st♦♣♣✐♥❣ ❝r✐t❡r✐♦♥✳

❯s✐♥❣ ❡①tr❛ ❦♥♦✇❧❡❞❣❡ ❳ ♣ ♣ t♦ ❝❤♦♦s❡♣❛r❛♠❡t❡rs✳

❙❤♦✉❧❞ ✇❡ r❡s❛♠♣❧❡ ❛❧❧ t❤❡ ♣♦✐♥ts ♦r ♦♥❧② t❤❡ ❞♦✉❜❧♦♦♥❄

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❈♦♥❝❧✉s✐♦♥

❋✉rt❤❡r ✇♦r❦✿ t❤❡♦r❡t✐❝❛❧ ♠❛st❡r②

❆♣♣❧②✐♥❣ ✐t t♦ ❛ ✇✐❞❡r ❝❧❛ss ♦❢ r❛♥❞♦♠ ✐♥♣✉t ✈✐❛▼❡tr♦♣♦❧✐s✲❍❛st✐♥❣ ❛♥❞ ✉s✐♥❣ ❡♠♣✐r✐❝❛❧ st♦♣♣✐♥❣ ❝r✐t❡r✐♦♥✳

❯s✐♥❣ ❡①tr❛ ❦♥♦✇❧❡❞❣❡ P [❳ ∈ A] ∈ [♣−, ♣+] t♦ ❝❤♦♦s❡♣❛r❛♠❡t❡rs✳

❙❤♦✉❧❞ ✇❡ r❡s❛♠♣❧❡ ❛❧❧ t❤❡ ♣♦✐♥ts ♦r ♦♥❧② t❤❡ ❞♦✉❜❧♦♦♥❄

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❈♦♥❝❧✉s✐♦♥

❋✉rt❤❡r ✇♦r❦✿ t❤❡♦r❡t✐❝❛❧ ♠❛st❡r②

❆♣♣❧②✐♥❣ ✐t t♦ ❛ ✇✐❞❡r ❝❧❛ss ♦❢ r❛♥❞♦♠ ✐♥♣✉t ✈✐❛▼❡tr♦♣♦❧✐s✲❍❛st✐♥❣ ❛♥❞ ✉s✐♥❣ ❡♠♣✐r✐❝❛❧ st♦♣♣✐♥❣ ❝r✐t❡r✐♦♥✳

❯s✐♥❣ ❡①tr❛ ❦♥♦✇❧❡❞❣❡ P [❳ ∈ A] ∈ [♣−, ♣+] t♦ ❝❤♦♦s❡♣❛r❛♠❡t❡rs✳

❙❤♦✉❧❞ ✇❡ r❡s❛♠♣❧❡ ❛❧❧ t❤❡ ♣♦✐♥ts ♦r ♦♥❧② t❤❡ ❞♦✉❜❧♦♦♥❄

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❈♦♥❝❧✉s✐♦♥

P❧❡❛s❡✱ ❧❡t ♠❡ ❛♥s✇❡r ②♦✉r q✉❡st✐♦♥s✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❈♦♥❝❧✉s✐♦♥

❚❤❛♥❦ ②♦✉ ❢♦r ②♦✉r ❛tt❡♥t✐♦♥✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

P✉❜❧✐❝❛t✐♦♥s ❛♥❞ ❝♦♠♠✉♥✐❝❛t✐♦♥s

❖✉t❧✐♥❡

✶ ■♥tr♦❞✉❝t✐♦♥

✷ ■r✐❞✐✉♠ ❛♥❞ ❈♦s♠♦s

✸ ❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

✹ ❆❙❚✬s ♦♣❡♥ ✐ss✉❡s

✺ ❈♦♥❝❧✉s✐♦♥

✻ P✉❜❧✐❝❛t✐♦♥s ❛♥❞ ❝♦♠♠✉♥✐❝❛t✐♦♥s

✼ ❘❡❢❡r❡♥❝❡s

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

P✉❜❧✐❝❛t✐♦♥s ❛♥❞ ❝♦♠♠✉♥✐❝❛t✐♦♥s

❈♦♥❢❡r❡♥❝❡s

✶ ❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ✈❡rs✉s ❞❡❜r✐s ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡✿ ✽t❤ ✐♥t❡r♥❛t✐♦♥❛❧ ✇♦r❦s❤♦♣ ♦♥ r❛r❡

❡✈❡♥t s✐♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥✱ P♦st❡r✱ ✷✵✲✷✸ ❏✉♥❡ ✷✵✶✵ ❈❛♠❜r✐❞❣❡ ✭❯❑✮✱ ❘✳P❛st❡❧✱ ❏✳ ▼♦r✐♦ ✫ ❋✳ ▲❡ ●❧❛♥❞✳

✷ ❘❡♣r❡s❡♥t✐♥❣ ❙♣❛t✐❛❧ ❉✐str✐❜✉t✐♦♥ ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❆❞❛♣t✐✈❡ ❙♣❧✐tt✐♥❣t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡ ❛♥❞ ■s♦q✉❛♥t✐❧❡ ❈✉r✈❡s ✿ ❊✉r♦♣❡❛♥ ▼❡❡t✐♥❣ ♦❢

❙t❛t✐st✐❝✐❛♥s ✷✵✶✵✱ Prés❡♥t❛t✐♦♥ ❖r❛❧❡ s✉r rés✉♠é✱ ✶✼✲✷✷ ❆✉❣✉st✷✵✶✵ P✐r❛❡✉s ✭●r❡❡❝❡✮✱ ❘✳ P❛st❡❧✱ ❏✳ ▼♦r✐♦ ✫ ❋✳ ▲❡ ●❧❛♥❞✳

✸ ❋r♦♠ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ✈❡rs✉s ❞❡❜r✐s ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s t♦ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡ ❋r♦♠ ❆♣♣❧✐❝❛t✐♦♥ t♦ ❚❤❡♦r② ✿ ❘❛r❡ ❊✈❡♥t

❙✐♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥ ❲♦r❦s❤♦♣✱ Prés❡♥t❛t✐♦♥ ❖r❛❧❡ s✉r rés✉♠é✱ ✷✽✲✷✾❖❝t♦❜❡r ✷✵✶✵ ❇♦r❞❡❛✉① ✭❋r❛♥❝❡✮✱ ❘✳ P❛st❡❧✱ ❏✳ ▼♦r✐♦ ✫ ❋✳ ▲❡ ●❧❛♥❞✳

✹ ❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡ ✿ ■♥t❡r♥❛t✐♦♥❛❧ ❈♦♥❢❡r❡♥❝❡ ✐♥ ❈♦♠♣✉t❡r ▼♦❞❡❧✐♥❣ ❛♥❞

❙✐♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥✱ Prés❡♥t❛t✐♦♥ ❖r❛❧❡ s✉r ❛rt✐❝❧❡✱ ✼✲✾ ❏❛♥✉❛r② ✷✵✶✶▼✉♠❜❛✐ ✭■♥❞✐❛✮✱ ❘✳ P❛st❡❧✱ ❏✳ ▼♦r✐♦ ✫ ❋✳ ▲❡ ●❧❛♥❞✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

P✉❜❧✐❝❛t✐♦♥s ❛♥❞ ❝♦♠♠✉♥✐❝❛t✐♦♥s

❘❡✈✉❡s

✶ ❙❛♠♣❧✐♥❣ ❚❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡ ❢♦r ❧❛✉♥❝❤❡r ✐♠♣❛❝t s❛❢❡t② ③♦♥❡❡st✐♠❛t✐♦♥ ✿ ❆❝t❛ ❛str♦♥❛✉t✐❝❛✱ ✻✻✭✺✲✻✮✿ ✼✸✻✲✼✹✶✱ ✷✵✶✵✱ ❏✳▼♦r✐♦ ✫ ❘✳ P❛st❡❧✳

✷ ❆♥ ♦✈❡r✈✐❡✇ ♦r ✐♠♣♦rt❛♥❝❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ ❢♦r r❛r❡ ❡✈❡♥t s✐♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥ ✿❊✉r♦♣❡❛♥ ❏♦✉r♥❛❧ ♦❢ P❤②s✐❝s✱ ✸✶✿✶✷✾✺✲✶✸✵✸✱ ✷✵✶✵✱ ❏✳ ▼♦r✐♦✱ ❘✳P❛st❡❧ ✫ ❋✳ ▲❡ ●❧❛♥❞✳

✸ ❊st✐♠❛t✐♦♥ ❉❡ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐tés ❡t ❞❡ q✉❛♥t✐❧❡s r❛r❡s ♣♦✉r ❧❛❝❛r❛❝tér✐s❛t✐♦♥ ❞✬✉♥❡ ③♦♥❡ ❞❡ r❡t♦♠❜é❡ ❞✬✉♥ ❡♥❣✐♥ ✿ ❏♦✉r♥❛❧

❞❡ ❧❛ ❙♦❝✐été ❋r❛♥ç❛✐s❡ ❞❡ ❙t❛t✐st✐q✉❡✱ ♣❡♥❞✐♥❣ s✉❜❥❡❝t t♦♠♦❞✐✜❝❛t✐♦♥s✱ ❏✳ ▼♦r✐♦✱ ❘✳ P❛st❡❧ ✫ ❋✳ ▲❡ ●❧❛♥❞✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❘❡❢❡r❡♥❝❡s

❖✉t❧✐♥❡

✶ ■♥tr♦❞✉❝t✐♦♥

✷ ■r✐❞✐✉♠ ❛♥❞ ❈♦s♠♦s

✸ ❆♥ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

✹ ❆❙❚✬s ♦♣❡♥ ✐ss✉❡s

✺ ❈♦♥❝❧✉s✐♦♥

✻ P✉❜❧✐❝❛t✐♦♥s ❛♥❞ ❝♦♠♠✉♥✐❝❛t✐♦♥s

✼ ❘❡❢❡r❡♥❝❡s

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❘❡❢❡r❡♥❝❡s

❬✶❪ ❋ré❞ér✐❝ ❈ér♦✉✱ P✐❡rr❡ ❉❡❧ ▼♦r❛❧✱ ❚❡❞❞② ❋✉r♦♥✱ ❛♥❞ ❆r♥❛✉❞●✉②❛❞❡r✳❘❛r❡ ❡✈❡♥t s✐♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥ ❢♦r ❛ st❛t✐❝ ❞✐str✐❜✉t✐♦♥✳❚❡❝❤♥✐❝❛❧ r❡♣♦rt✱❤tt♣✿✴✴❤❛❧✳✐♥r✐❛✳❢r✴✐♥r✐❛✲✵✵✸✺✵✼✻✷✴❢r✴✱ ✷✵✵✾✳

❬✷❪ P✐❡rr❡ ❉❡❧ ▼❖❘❆▲✳❋❡②♥♠❛♥✲❑❛❝ ❋♦r♠✉❧❛❡✿ ●❡♥❡❛❧♦❣✐❝❛❧ ❛♥❞ ■♥t❡r❛❝t✐♥❣ P❛rt✐❝❧❡

❙②st❡♠s ❲✐t❤ ❆♣♣❧✐❝❛t✐♦♥s✳❙♣r✐♥❣❡r✱ ✷✵✵✹✳

❬✸❪ ❆r♥❛✉❞ ●✉②❛❞❡r✱ ◆✐❝♦❧❛s ❲✳ ❍❡♥❣❛rt♥❡r✱ ❛♥❞ ❊r✐❝▼❛t③♥❡r✲▲ø❜❡r✳■t❡r❛t✐✈❡ ▼♦♥t❡ ❈❛r❧♦ ❢♦r ❡①tr❡♠❡ q✉❛♥t✐❧❡s ❛♥❞ ❡①tr❡♠❡♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s✳❚❡❝❤♥✐❝❛❧ r❡♣♦rt✱ ▼❛r❝❤ ✷✵✶✵✳P❛♣❡r ❛♥❞ s❧✐❞❡s❤♦✇ ❛♥❞ ♣r❡s❡♥t❛t✐♦♥ ❛✈❛✐❧❛❜❧❡ ♦♥ ❧✐♥❡✳

❬✹❪ ❆❣♥és ▲❛❣♥♦✉①✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❘❡❢❡r❡♥❝❡s

❘❛r❡ ❡✈❡♥t s✐♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥✳P❊■❙✱ ✷✵✭✶✮✿✹✺✕✻✻✱ ❏❛♥✉❛r② ✷✵✵✻✳❆✈❛✐❧❛❜❧❡ ♦♥ ❧✐♥❡✳

❬✺❪ P✐❡rr❡ ▲✬➱❝✉②❡r✱ ❋r❛♥ç♦✐s ▲❡ ●❧❛♥❞✱ P❛s❝❛❧ ▲❡③❛✉❞✱ ❛♥❞ ❇r✉♥♦❚✉✣♥✳❙♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ ♠❡t❤♦❞s✳■♥ ●❡r❛r❞♦ ❘✉❜✐♥♦ ❛♥❞ ❇r✉♥♦ ❚✉✣♥✱ ❡❞✐t♦rs✱ ▼♦♥t❡ ❈❛r❧♦

▼❡t❤♦❞s ❢♦r ❘❛r❡ ❊✈❡♥t ❆♥❛❧②s✐s✱ ❝❤❛♣t❡r ✸✱ ♣❛❣❡s ✸✾✕✻✶✳ ❏♦❤♥❲✐❧❡② ✫ ❙♦♥s✱ ❈❤✐❝❤❡st❡r✱ ✷✵✵✾✳

❬✻❪ ❋r❛♥ç♦✐s ▲❊●▲❆◆❉✳❋✐❧tr❛❣❡ ❜❛②és✐❡♥ ♦♣t✐♠❛❧ ❡t ❛♣♣r♦①✐♠❛t✐♦♥ ♣❛rt✐❝✉❧❛✐r❡✳▲❡s Pr❡ss❡s ❞❡ ❧✬❊❝♦❧❡ ◆❛t✐♦♥❛❧❡ ❙✉♣ér✐❡✉r❡ ❞❡ ❚❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡s❆✈❛♥❝é❡s✱ ✷✵✵✽✳❆✈❛✐❧❛❜❧❡ ♦♥ ❧✐♥❡ ✐♥ ❋r❡♥❝❤✳

❬✼❪ ❙✳ P✳ ▼❡②♥ ❛♥❞ ❘✳ ▲✳ ❚✇❡❡❞✐❡✳▼❛r❦♦✇ ❝❤❛✐♥s ❛♥❞ st♦❝❤❛st✐❝ st❛❜✐❧✐t②✳❙♣r✐♥❣❡r✕❱❡r❧❛❣✱ ✶✾✾✸✳

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❊st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ s❛t❡❧❧✐t❡ ❝♦❧❧✐s✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ s♣❧✐tt✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡

❘❡❢❡r❡♥❝❡s

❬✽❪ ▲✉❦❡ ❚■❊❘◆❊❨✳▼❛r❦♦✈ ❝❤❛✐♥s ❢♦r ❡①♣❧♦r✐♥❣ ♣♦st❡r✐♦r ❞✐str✐❜✉t✐♦♥s✳❆♥♥❛❧s ♦❢ ❙t❛t✐st✐❝s✱ ✷✷✿✶✼✵✶✕✶✼✷✽✱ ❉❡❝❡♠❜❡r ✶✾✾✹✳❆✈❛✐❧❛❜❧❡ ♦♥ ❧✐♥❡✳