Optimal and suboptimal procedures in group sequential sampling
作者:
M. Spahn,
S. Ehrenfeld,
期刊:
Naval Research Logistics Quarterly
(WILEY Available online 1974)
卷期:
Volume 21,
issue 1
页码: 53-68
ISSN:0028-1441
年代: 1974
DOI:10.1002/nav.3800210105
出版商: Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company
数据来源: WILEY
摘要:
AbstractThis paper investigates the problem of choosing between two simple hypothesis,H0andH1, in terms of independent, identically distributed random variables, when observations can be taken in groups. At any stage in the decision process it must be decided whether to stop and take action now or to continue, in which case the size of the next group of observations must be decided upon. The problem is to find an optimal procedure incorporating a stopping, group size (batch) and terminal action rule.It is proven, in general, that the optimal stopping and terminal action rule is of the sequential probability ratio type (SPRT). Fixed stopping rules of the SPRT type are studied and an iterative procedure of the policy improvement type, both with and without a value determination step, is developed. It is shown, for the general situation, that both the average risk and scheduling rule converge to the optima. Also, six suboptimal scheduling rules are considered with respect to the average risks they achieve. Numerical results are presented to illustrate the effectiveness of the procedures.
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