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Name: Some Random Selection Problems
ID: m23664
Language: English (en)
Summary: In the unit on Random Selection, we develop some general theoretical results and computational procedures using MATLAB. In this unit, we extend the treatment to a variety of problems. We establish some useful theoretical results and in some cases use MATLAB procedures, including those in the unit on random selection.
Subject: Mathematics and Statistics
Keywords: Arrival times, Bernoulli trials with random execution times, Computational formulas, Counting processes, Discounted replacement costs, Message routing, Multinomial trials, Poisson decomposition, Shipping problem
License: Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY 3.0
Authors: Paul E Pfeiffer (perhp@earthlink.net)
Copyright Holders: Paul E Pfeiffer (perhp@earthlink.net)
Maintainers: Paul E Pfeiffer (perhp@earthlink.net), Daniel Williamson (dcwill@cnx.org), C. Sidney Burrus (csb@rice.edu)
Latest version: 1.7 (history)
First publication date: Apr 20, 2009 11:32 am GMT-5
Last revision to module: Sep 18, 2009 1:56 pm GMT-5

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Version History

Version: 1.7 Sep 18, 2009 1:56 pm GMT-5 by Daniel Williamson
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added google analytics tracking code
Version: 1.6 Jul 28, 2009 10:28 am GMT-5 by Paul E Pfeiffer
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Added key words and summary
Version: 1.5 Jul 27, 2009 12:17 pm GMT-5 by Daniel Williamson
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disjoint union fix
Version: 1.4 Jun 19, 2009 11:29 am GMT-5 by Daniel Williamson
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m-file fixes, supplemental links, metadata updated
Version: 1.3 Jun 9, 2009 5:32 pm GMT-5 by Daniel Williamson
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updated links, images and accessibility
Version: 1.2 May 26, 2009 4:45 pm GMT-5 by Daniel Williamson
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fixed module names, and updated content structure
Version: 1.1 May 20, 2009 5:38 pm GMT-5 by Paul E Pfeiffer
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