ee1301/wk3/hw3_directory/strap012_HW3A.cpp


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/*
27 Feb 2019
Matthew Strapp
5449340
EE1301
Spring 2019
Homework 3A
One-armed Bandit Simulator
*/

#include <iostream>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <cmath>
#include <iomanip>
using namespace std;

int spin_the_wheel(int d, int w) {
  int spinOG, spinNew;
  spinOG = rand() % d + 1;
  for (int i=1; i<w; i++) {
    spinNew = rand() % d + 1;
    if (spinNew!=spinOG) {
      return 0;
    }
  }
  return 1;
}
int main () {
  long n = 0;
  int m = 0;
  int test;
  int w = 3;
  int d = 9;
  for (n; n <= 1000; n++)
  {
    test = spin_the_wheel(d, w);
    m+=test;
    }
    cout << "w=" << w << ", d=" << d;
    cout << ": Simulated probability = m/n = " << (m/n)*100 << "%. ";
    cout << "Theoretical probability = " << (d/(pow(d,w)))*100 << "%." << endl;
}