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Interview costs in the secretary problem

Yeo, G.F. (1998) Interview costs in the secretary problem. Australian New Zealand Journal of Statistics, 40 (2). pp. 215-219.

Link to Published Version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-842X.00024
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Abstract

The effect of interview costs on the optimal selection strategy and on the chance of success in secretary problems with order k selection rules, both for a finite number of applicants and in the limiting case, is examined. Probabilistic reasoning is used and numerical examples given.

Item Type: Journal Article
Murdoch Affiliation(s): School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Publisher: Wiley
Copyright: 1998 Australian Statistical Publishing Association Inc.
URI: http://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/34306
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