The Best Time to Play the Lottery

IF 1.8 4区数学 Q1 STATISTICS & PROBABILITY

American Statistician Pub Date : 2024-05-07 DOI:10.1080/00031305.2024.2351999

Christopher M. Rump

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Abstract

The best time to play the lottery is when the jackpot has rolled over several times and grown large, but not so large that you must share the prize if you win. We examine maximizing the expected va...

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玩彩票的最佳时机

玩彩票的最佳时机是大奖已经滚存了好几次并变得越来越大，但还没有大到中奖后必须分享奖金的程度。我们将研究如何最大化预期奖金。

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American Statistician 数学-统计学与概率论

CiteScore

3.50

自引率

5.60%

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审稿时长

>12 weeks

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