A Discussion of Random Methods for Seeking Maxima

Samuel H. Brooks
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Samuel H. Brooks: Technical Operations, Incorporated, Monterey, California

Operations Research, 1958, vol. 6, issue 2, 244-251

Abstract: In the design of experiments for the purpose of seeking maxima, random methods are shown to have an important place in the consideration of the experimenter. For a rather large class of experimental situations, an elementary probability formulation leads to an exact statement for the number of trials required in the experiment. The rationale, application, and relative merits of random methods are discussed.

Date: 1958
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