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September, 1979 On a Screening Problem
Joseph A. Yahav
Ann. Statist. 7(5): 1140-1143 (September, 1979). DOI: 10.1214/aos/1176344797

Abstract

Fisher considered the problem of constructing sequentially a "better" finite population from a given infinite one. The purpose of this paper is to prove the optimality of Fisher's procedure.

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Joseph A. Yahav. "On a Screening Problem." Ann. Statist. 7 (5) 1140 - 1143, September, 1979. https://doi.org/10.1214/aos/1176344797

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Published: September, 1979
First available in Project Euclid: 12 April 2007

zbMATH: 0423.62057
MathSciNet: MR536516
Digital Object Identifier: 10.1214/aos/1176344797

Subjects:
Primary: 62L05
Secondary: 62L15

Keywords: Screening , sequential probability ratio test

Rights: Copyright © 1979 Institute of Mathematical Statistics

Vol.7 • No. 5 • September, 1979
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