On the best-choice problem when the number of observations is random

DOI10.2307/3213731zbMath0508.60042OpenAlexW2315500766MaRDI QIDQ4746591

Joseph D. Petruccelli

Publication date: 1983

Published in: Journal of Applied Probability (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.2307/3213731

zbMATH Keywords

optimal stoppingsecretary problemoptimal choice problemsequence of random length

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Stopping times; optimal stopping problems; gambling theory (60G40)

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