Comparisons of Sequential Procedures for Selecting the Best Binomial Population

Abstract

Recently the problem of selecting the best one of several binomial populations has been studied from the point of view of different sampling rules. In this paper, we compare some sequential procedures with and without early elimination. The main breakdown is between those using the cyclic play the winner (PWC) sampling rule and those using the vector at a time (VT) sampling rule. The PWC rule orders the k given populations at random at the outset and uses this ordering in a cyclic manner. After each success, we sample from the same population; after each failure, we switch to the next population in the ordering scheme. After the kth population, we complete the cycle by going back to the first population.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD1025512

Entities

People

  • David Hoel
  • Milton Sobel

Organizations

  • University of Minnesota

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Binomials
  • Boundaries
  • Clinical Trials
  • Elimination
  • Environmental Health
  • Inequalities
  • Minnesota
  • Monte Carlo Method
  • Observation
  • Permutations
  • Probability
  • Random Variables
  • Sampling
  • Universities

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

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  • Regression Analysis.