Optimal search for one of many objects h
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Ariela Sharlin
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Article
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1987
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Elsevier Science
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English
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A discrete search model for one of many objects hidden in two boxes is studied. The number of objects is assumed to be a random variable with a known prior distribution. When box i is searched, a cost ci > 0 is paid and the conditional probability of finding a specific object given it was hidden the