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This is the Secretary Problem. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretary_problem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretary_problem
by shaftoe 7y ago
This is the Secretary Problem.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretary_problem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretary_problem
- lqdc13 7y agoWouldn't this be different since we know the maximum number and the distribution? The solution wouldn't be to still skip 1/e if you got something like googol - 1 on the first try.
- larnmar 7y agoSometimes when I’m bored and out walking, I play this game with cars. I pretend I’m allowed to keep any one of the next ten cars that go past, but I need to accept or reject it the moment I see it. If the second car is a Volvo do I pick it, or hold out waiting for a Mercedes? If I pick that Mercedes, am I going to regret it in thirty seconds when a Rolls rolls past? Am I going to get stuck with an old Hyundai due to my inability to settle?