Title :
Sequential multihypothesis testing and nonuniform costs with applications in hybrid serial search
Author :
Baum, Carl ; Veeravalli, Venugopal
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Clemson Univ., SC, USA
fDate :
27 Jun-1 Jul 1994
Abstract :
A sequential multihypothesis test designed for use with nonuniform decision costs is presented and its performance is characterized. Asymptotic efficiency of the test is shown, and the use of sequential multihypothesis tests in hybrid serial search schemes is discussed. A generalisation of the M-ary sequential probability ratio test is considered for the decision making problem
Keywords :
decision theory; probability; search problems; signal detection; M-ary sequential probability ratio test; asymptotic efficiency; hybrid serial search; nonuniform decision costs; performance; sequential multihypothesis testing; signal detection; Bayesian methods; Cost function; Decision making; Error probability; Radar detection; Sequential analysis; Spread spectrum radar; Terminology; Testing; USA Councils;
Conference_Titel :
Information Theory, 1994. Proceedings., 1994 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Trondheim
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2015-8
DOI :
10.1109/ISIT.1994.394996
