The Secretary Problem with Distributions
arXiv:2012.02888 · doi:10.1007/978-3-031-06901-7_32
Abstract
We study a variant of the secretary problem where candidates come from independent, not necessarily identical distributions known to us, and show that we can do at least as well as in the IID setting. This resolves a conjecture of Esfandiari et al.
arXiv comment11 pages. New version with more details. Title changed from "On the best-choice prophet secretary problem" to "The Secretary Problem with Distributions." The final authenticated publication is available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-06901-7_32