Optimal Strategies for Stopping Near the Top of a Sequence

In Chapter 1 the classical secretary problem is introduced. Chapters 2 and 3 are variations of this problem. Chapter 2, discusses the problem of maximizing the probability of stopping with one of the two highest values in a Bernoulli random walk with arbitrary parameter p and finite time horizon n....

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Islas Anguiano, Jose Angel
Other Authors: Allaart, Pieter C.
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: University of North Texas 2015
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Online Access:https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc822812/