Re: A variation on the Secretary Problem

From: "Zass" <jbeasley@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: 24 Jun 2005 00:38:17 -0700

>Ah, so is it the expected _rank_ that you want to maximize?
>If so, you should say so at the start.

To clarify: Yes. The prince wants to maximize expected rank. When he
sees a woman alone he has no idea what her beauty is. And the prince
could see #1 and #100, but would have no idea of their respective ranks
other than one is more beautiful than the other.

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