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December, 1986 Optimal Stopping Times for Detecting Changes in Distributions
George V. Moustakides
Ann. Statist. 14(4): 1379-1387 (December, 1986). DOI: 10.1214/aos/1176350164

Abstract

It is shown that Page's stopping time is optimal for the detection of changes in distributions, in a well defined sense. This work is a generalization of an existing result where it was shown that Page's stopping time is optimal asymptotically.

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George V. Moustakides. "Optimal Stopping Times for Detecting Changes in Distributions." Ann. Statist. 14 (4) 1379 - 1387, December, 1986. https://doi.org/10.1214/aos/1176350164

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Published: December, 1986
First available in Project Euclid: 12 April 2007

zbMATH: 0612.62116
MathSciNet: MR868306
Digital Object Identifier: 10.1214/aos/1176350164

Keywords: 62E , detection of changes , sequential analysis , stopping times

Rights: Copyright © 1986 Institute of Mathematical Statistics

Vol.14 • No. 4 • December, 1986
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