17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
11:17 p.m.
David Sternlight wrote:
At 10:29 AM -0700 7/28/96, Timothy C. May wrote:
Look at the first 1/e of them, or about the first 36.8% of them. In this case, the first 7 of them. Then pick the first one after this group which is better than any of the first group.
While there is some chance that one will get to #20 and find that none of #8-20 were better than #1-7, this strategy is the best compromise between "committing too early" and "waiting too long."
Correct.
Prove it. - Igor.