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Optimal stopping rules in proofreading

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2016

Mark C. K. Yang ,
Dennis D. Wackerly  and
Andrew Rosalsky
Mark C. K. Yang*
Affiliation:
University of Florida
Dennis D. Wackerly*
Affiliation:
University of Florida
Andrew Rosalsky*
Affiliation:
University of Florida
*
∗Postal address: Department of Statistics, Nuclear Sciences Center, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, U.S.A.
∗Postal address: Department of Statistics, Nuclear Sciences Center, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, U.S.A.
∗Postal address: Department of Statistics, Nuclear Sciences Center, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, U.S.A.
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Abstract

Optimal stopping rules under various conditions are obtained for a proofreader who has a probability p (known or unknown) of detecting a misprint in proofsheets which contain an unknown but Poisson-distributed number of misprints.

Keywords

PROOFREADINGOPTIMAL STOPPINGPOISSON DISTRIBUTIONBETA DISTRIBUTIONGAMMA DISTRIBUTION
Type
Short Communications
Information
Journal of Applied Probability , Volume 19 , Issue 3 , September 1982 , pp. 723 - 729
Copyright
Copyright © Applied Probability Trust 1982 

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