RANDOMIZED URN MODELS AND SEQUENTIAL DESIGN

ABSTRACT Researchers in sequential design have drawn extensively from the probabilistic literature on randomized urn models. This paper traces the historical development of randomized urn models, their applications in sequential design, and research into properties of randomized urn models and associated designs.

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