Strong consistency of sample path derivative estimates
Authors:
Jian-Qiang Hu and Stephen G. Strickland
Affiliation:
Division of Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Rm. G12h Pierce Hall, Division of Applied Sciences, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
Abstract:
We give general conditions for strong consistency of sample-path-based derivative estimators. Such estimators are useful in gradient-based optimization of complex stochastic systems. The results substantially generalize and extend previous results.