Optimal stopping in sampling from a multivariate distribution

  • Jorn, Hong-Suk (dept. of Computer Science and Statistics, Seoul National University) ;
  • Chung, Han-Young (dept. of Computer Science and Statistics, Seoul National University)
  • Published : 1976.12.01

Abstract

Optimal stopping problem without recall from a multivariate distribution is solved by using the concept of an equilibrium point which was introduced by J. Nash. The solution is derived for the two cases: 1. The case where the observation cost C is positive and the given upper bound K on the number of observations is infinite. 2. The case where the observation cost C is zero and the given upper bound K on the number of observations is finite.

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