The secretary problem as a model of choice

DOI10.1016/0022-2496(80)90025-5zbMath0447.62075OpenAlexW2070132591MaRDI QIDQ1146483

Ruth M. Corbin

Publication date: 1980

Published in: Journal of Mathematical Psychology (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-2496(80)90025-5

zbMATH Keywords

secretary problemmodel of choicestatistical decision

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Search theory (90B40) Optimal stopping in statistics (62L15) Mathematical psychology (91E99) Applications of statistics to psychology (62P15)

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