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For anyone who's curious, the 37% for optimal stopping is the rounding of 1/e. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretary_problem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sec
by gcanyon 4y ago
For anyone who's curious, the 37% for optimal stopping is the rounding of 1/e. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretary_problem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretary_problem
- belter 4y agoThat is what I do ...I stop reading at 37% of the comments :-)
- mhuffman 4y agoWell, ideally, you want to read 37% of the comments then stop once you read a comment that is better than all the ones you have read so far!
- quinncom 4y agoTL;DR: this works in a scenario where you must immediately choose one from a series of randomly ordered candidates of a known quantity. To optimize the probability that your choice is the best candidate: 1. reject the first ≈ 37% of candidates; 2. choose the subsequent candidate that is better then any seen so far.
- isitmadeofglass 4y ago[dead]