Matroid Secretary Problems
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In 1963, Dynkin introduced the secretary problem [6]. In this problem, an algorithm is presented with n positive values, one by one. After each value, the algorithm must either accept or reject the value, where all decisions are final. The algorithm can only pick one value, and the goal is to pick the maximum value in the sequence. The name for this problem arises from a situation where n candidates are interviewed for a secretary position, and the interviewer wants to hire the best candidate. Other names for this problem include the best choice problem, the marriage problem, and the MIT dating problem.
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