Markov Chains : The Strange Math That Predicts Almost Anything

Discover how Markov chains predict real systems, from Ulam and von Neumann’s Monte Carlo to PageRank, so you can grasp ...
IEEE

Service Migration Algorithm Based on Markov Decision Process with Multiple Service Types and Multiple System Factors

Abstract: This paper proposes a Markov decision process based service migration algorithm to satisfy quality of service (QoS) requirements when the terminals leave the original server. Services were ...
The New York Times

How Early Decision at Colleges Is (and Is Not) About Your Money

Early decision isn’t just for the rich, as long as people with lower incomes can get accurate price quotes before agreeing to attend if they get in. By Ron Lieber In 1988, Ron Lieber applied to ...
USA Today

If the CFP expects anyone to buy this charade, it needs better actors

When the first CFP rankings came out on Nov. 4, Notre Dame checked in at No. 10, and Miami was No. 18. Those initial rankings came directly on the heels of Miami’s loss to SMU and likely suffered from ...
eLife

Individual differences in tail risk sensitive exploration using Bayes-adaptive Markov decision processes

Shen et al. present a computational account of individual differences in mouse exploration when faced with a novel object in an open field from a previously published study (Akiti et al.) that relates ...
SheKnows

Buying a Car Is a Major Family Decision, But Amazon Is Redefining the Process & Making It Easier Than Ever

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. As a parent, from the moment we wake up to the moment we go to ...
Entrepreneur

What Leaders Must Understand About Decision-Making in the Age of AI

Most leaders believe AI is about speed, but speed without clarity doesn’t create strategy. It multiplies confusion. The truth is, AI doesn’t replace leadership judgment. Instead, it amplifies it. For ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Chimpanzees Weigh Evidence to Make a Smart Choice, in a Process Resembling Human Rationality

Two chimpanzees sit in the Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary in Uganda, where the study took place. Merryjack via Flickr under CC BY-SA 4.0 Whether you realize it or not, you spend a large chunk of ...
The New York Times

An Early-Decision Student Backed Out of Tulane. Tulane Punished the High School.

In an unusual move, the university imposed a one-year ban on Colorado Academy for early-decision applications, which carry a commitment to attend. Credit...Claire Merchlinsky Supported by By Kailyn ...
Forbes

Decision Mastery In An Age Of Complexity: Strategic Tips For Leaders

Smart leaders with vast data still make bad decisions. But others, under similar pressure, make game-changing ones. In 1982, Johnson & Johnson swiftly recalled 31 million bottles of Tylenol after ...
CNN

Today’s college admissions process isn’t just convoluted. It’s cruel

EDITOR’S NOTE: Mary Frances Ruskell graduated in May from her high school in Columbia, South Carolina. The first round of admissions decisions for Clemson University came out on a December evening, ...