Stopping rules for proofreading
1989 ◽
Vol 26
(02)
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pp. 304-313
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A manuscript with an unknown random numberMof misprints is subjected to a series of proofreadings in an effort to detect and correct the misprints. On thenthproofreading, each remaining misprint is detected independently with probabilitypn– 1. Each proofreading costs an amountCP> 0, and if one stops afternproofreadings, each misprint overlooked costs an amountcn> 0. Two models are treated based on the distribution ofM.In the Poisson model, the optimal stopping rule is seen to be a fixed sample size rule. In the binomial model, the myopic rule is optimal in many important cases. A generalization is made to problems in which individual misprints may have distinct probabilities of detection and distinct overlook costs.
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1994 ◽
Vol 8
(2)
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pp. 169-177
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1997 ◽
Vol 44
(1)
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pp. 54-66
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2019 ◽
Vol 33
(3)
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pp. 327-347
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1952 ◽
Vol 48
(4)
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pp. 600-607
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