ON THE COMPOUND DECISION PROBLEM IN THE NONSEQUENTIAL AND THE SEQUENTIAL CASE

Abstract

The compound decision problem is considered where one is confronted with a se uence of n elementary or component decision problems of the same structure. Only the case where the elementary decision problem is that of testing a simple hypothesis against a simple alternative is considered. It can thus be stated as follows: The rando variable X is distributed according to P sub theta, where P sub theta is completely specified for theta equals 0,1. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 17, 1961
Accession Number
AD0267239

Entities

People

  • Ester Samuel

Organizations

  • Columbia University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

Readers

  • Statistical inference.
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.