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Common random numbers (CRN) is a general variance reducing technique for comparing stochastic models via simulations. By inducing positive correlation between different simulations, CRN are likely to reduce the experimental or sampling variance of the difference between the simulations. However, in this paper my motivation for and interpretations of CRN go beyond the statistical design of a simulation...