Abstract
A manuscript is proofread a number of times. After several proofreadings the number of undetected misprints in the manuscript is estimated using a simple linear program. The reader stops proofreading when the benefit from finding more misprints is surpassed by the cost of one extra reread.
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Kubat, P. On the estimation of the number of undetected misprints and optimal release rules in proofreading. Qual Quant 20, 293–296 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00227434
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00227434