Beat the clock

Beat the clock

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Article ID: iaor1988661
Country: Germany
Volume: 33
Start Page Number: 63
End Page Number: 67
Publication Date: Mar 1989
Journal: Mathematical Methods of Operations Research (Heidelberg)
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Abstract:

Let the hand of a clock moving at constant speed be set so as to stop at any point with equal probability. A decision-maker receives the amount shown by the hand if he calls ‘stop’ before the clock stops on its own, otherwise he gets nothing. Find the best strategy.

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