Who solved the secretary problem

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DOI10.1214/ss/1177012493zbMath0788.90080OpenAlexW2085480884WikidataQ56049940 ScholiaQ56049940MaRDI QIDQ1320411

Thomas S. Ferguson

Publication date: 20 April 1994

Published in: Statistical Science (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1214/ss/1177012493




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