2 papers
stat.ME2024
Constrained Markov decision processes for response-adaptive procedures in clinical trials with binary outcomes
Stef Baas, Aleida Braaksma, Richard J. Boucherie
A constrained Markov decision process (CMDP) approach is developed for response-adaptive procedures in clinical trials with binary outcomes. The resulting CMDP class of Bayesian re…
math.OC2023
A Sampling-Based Method for Gittins Index Approximation
Stef Baas, Richard J. Boucherie, Aleida Braaksma
A sampling-based method is introduced to approximate the Gittins index for a general family of alternative bandit processes. The approximation consists of a truncation of the optim…