A Single-sample multiple-decision procedure for selecting the multinomial event which has the highest probability /
Robert E. Bachhofer, Salah Elmaghraby, and Norman Morse, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.
Description
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English
- Published
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[Washington, D.C.] : [United States Air Force, Office of Scientific Research], [1957]
- Summary
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The problem of selecting the multinomial event which has the highest probability is formulated as a multiple-decision selection problem. Before experimentation starts the experimenter must specify two constants ([theta]*, P*) which are incorporated into the requirement: "The probability of a correct selection is to be equal to or greater than P* whenever the true (but unknown) ratio of the largest to the second largest of the poplation probabilities is equal to or greater than [theta]*." A single-sample procedure which meets the requirement is proposed. The heart of the procedure is the proper choice of N, the number of trials. Two methods of determining N are described: the first is exact and is to be used when N is small; the second is approximate and is to be used when N is large. Tables and sample calculations are provided.
- Note
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Research supported by funding from the United States Air Force, Mathematics Division of the Office of Scientific Research, ARDC, under Contract No. AF 18(600)-331, by the Cornell University, Department of Industrial and Engineering Administration, Sibley School of Mechanical Engineering.
"AD 136 704."
"December 1957."
- Physical Description
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[1], 26 leaves :
tables ;
28 cm.
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