Optimal sequential selection of a gambler assessed by the prophet

In this thesis an optimal stopping problem related to the classical secretary problem is studied. The theory of optimal stopping represents a special branch of stochastic optimization. Here the socalled full information best choice problem with a known number of offers is generalized by maximizing t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Laumann, Werner
Other Authors: Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Stadje
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2001
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Online Access:https://repositorium.ub.uni-osnabrueck.de/handle/urn:nbn:de:gbv:700-2001030919