Abstract
The purpose of this report is to record some explicit expressions for the probability of correct selection in the Levin-Robbins procedure for selecting the best b out of c coins in the two cases in which such expressions are feasible.
Disciplines
Statistical Methodology | Statistical Theory
Suggested Citation
Levin, Bruce and Leu, Cheng-Shiun, "Technical Report #B-92---Formulas for the Exact Probability of Correct Selection in the Binomial Levin-Robbins Sequential Selection Procedure in the Cases b=2, c=3 and b=2, c=4 for r=1" (July 2004). Columbia University Biostatistics Technical Report Series. Working Paper 4.
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Comments
This technical report is cited in Leu and Levin (2006), "A Generalization of the Levin-Robbins Procedure for Binomial Subset Selection and Recruitment Problems" to appear in Statistica Sinica.