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TOMACS
2011
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14 years 11 months ago
The double CFTP method
We consider the problem of the exact simulation of random variables Z that satisfy the distributional identity Z L = V Y + (1 − V )Z, where V ∈ [0, 1] and Y are independent, an...
Luc Devroye, Lancelot F. James
CORR
2011
Springer
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14 years 7 months ago
Algorithms for Implicit Hitting Set Problems
A hitting set for a collection of sets is a set that has a nonempty intersection with each set in the collection; the hitting set problem is to find a hitting set of minimum card...
Karthekeyan Chandrasekaran, Richard Karp, Erick Mo...
ECCV
2002
Springer
16 years 6 months ago
Hyperdynamics Importance Sampling
Sequential random sampling (`Markov Chain Monte-Carlo') is a popular strategy for many vision problems involving multimodal distributions over high-dimensional parameter spac...
Cristian Sminchisescu, Bill Triggs
KDD
2009
ACM
167views Data Mining» more  KDD 2009»
16 years 4 months ago
Seven pitfalls to avoid when running controlled experiments on the web
Controlled experiments, also called randomized experiments and A/B tests, have had a profound influence on multiple fields, including medicine, agriculture, manufacturing, and adv...
Thomas Crook, Brian Frasca, Ron Kohavi, Roger Long...
KDD
2007
ACM
159views Data Mining» more  KDD 2007»
16 years 4 months ago
Practical guide to controlled experiments on the web: listen to your customers not to the hippo
The web provides an unprecedented opportunity to evaluate ideas quickly using controlled experiments, also called randomized experiments (single-factor or factorial designs), A/B ...
Ron Kohavi, Randal M. Henne, Dan Sommerfield