DocumentCode
915409
Title
Detection based on uncertain error cost: A minimax approach (Corresp.)
Author
Shulman, A.
Volume
17
Issue
2
fYear
1971
fDate
3/1/1971 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
202
Lastpage
203
Abstract
A game model is introduced for statistical signal detection, where error costs are too uncertain for a Bayes decision rule. The minimax decision strategy is mixed. It is shown that the optimum decision probabilities are equal to the a posteriori probabilities of the alternatives.
Keywords
Game theory; Minimax detection; Chromium; Cost function; Decision theory; Game theory; Gas detectors; Minimax techniques; Probability; Signal detection; Strontium; Uncertainty;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Information Theory, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9448
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TIT.1971.1054607
Filename
1054607
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