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ANALYTIC METHODS FOR SELECT SETS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 July 2012

J. Gaither
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907 E-mail: jgaither@math.purdue.edu
M.D. Ward
Affiliation:
Department of Statistics, Purdue University, West Lafayette IN 47907 E-mail: mdw@purdue.edu
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Abstract

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We analyze the asymptotic number of items chosen in a selection procedure. The procedure selects items whose rank among all previous applicants is within the best 100p percent of the number of previously selected items. We use analytic methods to obtain a succinct formula for the first-order asymptotic growth of the expected number of items chosen by the procedure.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2012

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