/* 27 Feb 2019 Matthew Strapp 5449340 EE1301 Spring 2019 Homework 3A One-armed Bandit Simulator */ #include #include #include #include using namespace std; int spin_the_wheels(int d, int w); int main () { srand(time(NULL)); int w, d, winCount, winTest; for (w=3; w<=6; w++) { winCount=0; for (d=9; d<=27; d++) { winCount=0; for (long n=1000000; n>0; n--) { //The simulation is always done 1,000,000 times int winTest = spin_the_wheels(d, w); winCount+=winTest; } if (w==6) { cout << scientific; } cout << "w=" << w << ", d=" << d << ": Simulated probability = m/n = " << (winCount / 1000000.0) * 100.0 << "%. " << "Theoretical probability = " << (d / (pow(d, w))) * 100 << "%." << endl; d+=2; } } } // Function: spin_the_wheels // --------------------------- // Simulates the one-armed bandit from the previous HW // d: the number of options on the spinner // w: the number of spinners // returns: Either 1 for win or 0 for loss int spin_the_wheels(int d, int w) { int spinOG=0, spinNew=0, win=0; spinOG = ( (rand() % d) + 1); //Original spin is always the same w-=1; //The first wheel was spun as spinOG for (int i=0; i