math-modeling-comps

A repository to store smaller bits of code created in preparation for the MCM

Stochastic squirrels

The notebook stochastic-squirrels.ipynb runs a simple simulation of a squirrel population in decline.

Code features

• NumPy random number generators
• Using pandas dataframes to run many simulations simultaneously (vectorized)
• Nice plots with overlapping data

Math features

• Squirrel population declines using a binomial distribution (rate = 0.5, n = current squirrels)
• More trials means more consistent behavior