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On the optimal amount of experimentation in sequential decision problems

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  • Rosenberg, Dinah
  • Solan, Eilon
  • Vieille, Nicolas

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We provide a tight bound on the amount of experimentation under the optimal strategy in sequential decision problems. We show the applicability of the result by providing a bound on the cut-off in a one-arm bandit problem.

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  • Rosenberg, Dinah & Solan, Eilon & Vieille, Nicolas, 2010. "On the optimal amount of experimentation in sequential decision problems," Statistics & Probability Letters, Elsevier, vol. 80(5-6), pages 381-385, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:stapro:v:80:y:2010:i:5-6:p:381-385
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