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We propose a delayed response model for a Bernoulli 2-armed bandit. Patients arrive according to a Poisson process and their response times are exponential. We develop optimal solutions, and compare to previously suggested designs.
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Hardwick, J., Oehmke, R., Stout, Q.F. (2001). Optimal Adaptive Designs for Delayed Response Models: Exponential Case. In: Atkinson, A.C., Hackl, P., Müller, W.G. (eds) mODa 6 — Advances in Model-Oriented Design and Analysis. Contributions to Statistics. Physica, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-57576-1_14
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