• In mathematics, the theory of optimal stopping or early stopping is concerned with the problem of choosing a time to take a particular action, in order...
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    threshold p, which depends on the method used. See Sequential analysis. Optimal stopping Odds algorithm Secretary problem Hitting time Stopped process Disorder...
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    Secretary problem (category Optimal decisions)
    The secretary problem demonstrates a scenario involving optimal stopping theory that is studied extensively in the fields of applied probability, statistics...
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  • J. Wainwright; Bin Yu (2011). "Early stopping for non-parametric regression: An optimal data-dependent stopping rule". 2011 49th Annual Allerton Conference...
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  • In probability theory, Robbins' problem of optimal stopping, named after Herbert Robbins, is sometimes referred to as the fourth secretary problem or the...
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  • carefully. A dynamic optimization problem of this kind is called an optimal stopping problem because the issue at hand is when to stop waiting for a better...
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  • In the theory of online algorithms and optimal stopping, a prophet inequality is a bound on the expected value of a decision-making process that handles...
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  • starting the process at x {\displaystyle x} , if the optimal stopping strategy is followed. The stopping criterion is simply that one should stop upon reaching...
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  • Odds algorithm (category Optimal decisions)
    mathematical method for computing optimal strategies for a class of problems that belong to the domain of optimal stopping problems. Their solution follows...
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  • fourth secretary problem, also bears his name: Robbins' problem (of optimal stopping). Robbins was born in New Castle, Pennsylvania. As an undergraduate...
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