Elusive Optimality in the Box Problem

DOI10.2307/2690718MaRDI QIDQ2773225zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Nelson M. Blachman, D. Marc Kilgour

Publication date 15 September 2003

Published in Mathematics Magazine (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.2307/2690718

zbMATH Keywords

Bayesian analysissimulationbox problemBaerhold strategies

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Probabilistic games; gambling (91A60)

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