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The Gambler's Problem and Beyond
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2020
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We analyze the Gambler's problem, a simple reinforcement learning problem where the gambler has the chance to double or lose the bets until the target is reached. ...
We provide the exact formula for the optimal value function for both the discrete and the continuous cases. ...
Sutton and Andrew G. Barto for raising the Gambler's problem in their book, and Richard S. Sutton for the discussions on our theorems and implications. ...
arXiv:2001.00102v3
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Sympathetic magic and perceptions of randomness: The hot hand versus the gambler's fallacy
2009
Thinking and Reasoning
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When this same reasoning is applied to people's judgements about their own successes and failures, it provides an interesting way of understanding the plight of the problem gambler. ...
It would, however, extend their ideas beyond the case of one's own personal control, to include observations of others. ...
doi:10.1080/13546780902847137
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Reconsidering the Inverse Gambler's Fallacy Charge Against the Fine-Tuning Argument for the Multiverse
2018
Journal for General Philosophy of Science, Zeitschrift für allgemeine Wissenschaftstheorie
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The present paper considers two fine-tuning problems that seem promising to consider because they are in many respects analogous to the problem of the fine-tuned constants. ...
Or does the inference from fine-tuning to a multiverse commit what Hacking calls the inverse gambler's fallacy? ...
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doi:10.1007/s10838-018-9422-3
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Gambler ruin random walks and brownian motions in reserves modeling, application to pensions funds sustainability
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2021
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We used the random walk to model the problem of reserves. ...
This classic approach to the study of pension funds makes possible to draw interesting conclusions about the problem of reserves. ...
Acknowledgments: This work is financially supported by the Information Sciences, Technologies and Architecture Research Center (ISTAR-IUL), to which the authors are grateful. ...
arXiv:2109.10313v1
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Page 53 of Journal of Marital and Family Therapy Vol. 12, Issue 1
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Journal of Marital and Family Therapy
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CONCLUSION
The issues raised in this paper extend beyond Marriage Encounter to the general field of marriage enrichment and family life education. ...
Third, although problems with parenting did not emerge as an important concern in this non-clinical sample, our clinical experience and that of the therapists whose cases were described by Doherty and ...
Conditional expectation of the duration of the classical gambler problem with defects
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2018
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The problem we study in this paper is strictly connected to the classical gambler's ruin problem, indeed, it can be thought as that problem in which the rules of the game are changed when the gambler's ...
The problem is approached both numerically, via Monte Carlo simulations, and analytically with two different techniques yielding different representations of the exact result. ...
The residence time problem we study in this paper can be rephrased in the language of the classical gambler's ruin problem. ...
arXiv:1808.07919v1
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Independence of events and errors in understanding it
2016
Palgrave Communications
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Two well-documented phenomena that occur when people make predictions after a run of a particular outcomethe "gambler's fallacy" and the "hot hand"-are used to illustrate the issue, and research is presented ...
that highlights the importance of misperceptions of independence. ...
It is beyond the scope of this article to review the literature on that issue (there is debate, but the Gilovich et al. conclusion has not been disproven; see Alter and Oppenheimer, 2006) . ...
doi:10.1057/palcomms.2016.50
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Editorial: An overview of gamblers anonymous
2021
Internet Journal of Medical Update
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Problem gambling can also adversely affect the gambler's interpersonal relationships 8 and can result in relationship problems, neglect of the family, domestic violence 9 and child abuse. ...
SPONSORSHIP Sponsorship extends beyond making the twelfth step call and is a life-long commitment to helping another compulsive gambler. ...
doi:10.4314/ijmu.v14i2.1
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Simulating Cognition with Quantum Computers
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2019
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A quantum mind approach is advocated and we hypothesize a way in which quantum computation might be realized in the brain. ...
We propose that we need a new mathematics that is capable of expressing more complex mathematical structures to tackle those hard X-problems in cognitive science. ...
Acknowledgments This work was partially supported by an Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) grant (FA9550-12-1-0457), and an Office of Naval Research (ONR) grant (N00014-16-1-2111). ...
arXiv:1905.12599v2
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Page 12 of American Architect and Architecture Vol. 115, Issue 2245
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American Architect and Architecture
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I believe every archi- tectural effort towards beauty is approved and ap- plauded far beyond its merit by an admiring public. ...
not assume re- sponsibility in the sense in which a contractor does, for the simple reason that he is not obliged to take a gambler’s chance nor permitted to share in the gambler’s profits. ...
Social Representations of Responsibility in Gambling among Young Adult Gamblers: Control Yourself, Know the Rules, do not become Addicted, and Enjoy the Game..
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Critical Gambling Studies
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The responsible gambling approach is the subject of significant debate in the scientific community due to its tendency to individualize responsibility, focusing heavily on the gambler's responsibility ...
Despite the gambler, and their responsibility, being the focus of responsible gambling discourse, their voices and perspectives remain largely absent. ...
She holds an FQRSC research chair on the study of gambling and is the head of the Lifestyle and Addiction Research Lab at Concordia University. ...
doi:10.29173/cgs88
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Gambler's ruin problem and bi-directional grid constrained trading and investment strategies
2020
Investment Management & Financial Innovations
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Whilst the Gambler's Ruin Problem (GRP) is based on martingales and the established probability theory proves that the GRP is a doomed strategy, this research details how the semimartingale framework is ...
required to solve the grid trading problem (GTP), i.e. a form of BGC financial markets strategies, and how it can deliver greater return on investment (ROI) for the same level of risk. ...
The authors would like to thank A/Prof. Ravinesh C. Deo and A/Prof. Ron Addie of the University of Southern Queensland for their invaluable advice on refining this paper. ...
doi:10.21511/imfi.17(3).2020.05
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Gambling problems in the family – A stratified probability sample study of prevalence and reported consequences
2008
BMC Public Health
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The objective of the present stratified probability sample study was to explore the epidemiology of problem gambling in the family in the general population. ...
Prior studies on the impact of problem gambling in the family mainly include helpseeking populations with small numbers of participants. ...
Acknowledgements The data collection was financed by the Norwegian Gaming and Foundation Authority. ...
doi:10.1186/1471-2458-8-412
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Development and History of the Probability
2017
International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR)
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It traces how the meaning of mathematics, and applications of the theory evolved over this period. ...
This paper is concerned with the development of the mathematical theory of probability, from its founding by Pascal and Fermat in an exchange of letters in 1654 to its early nineteenth-century apogee in ...
The birthday problem (in a slightly different form) appeared in the 1738 edition, the gambler's ruin problem in the 1756 edition. ...
doi:10.21275/art20164462
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Blowing Bubbles: Heuristics and Biases in the Run-Up of Stock Prices
2005
Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science
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Use of this heuristic leads to two well-known biases: the hot hand and the gambler's fallacy. ...
The latter phenomenon could lead to hyped-up prices on the stock market for winning stocks. The authors discuss the managerial, public policy, and research implications of the results. ...
For example, when facing a run of positive information, consumers may initially resort to trend projection and suffer from the hot hand problem. ...
doi:10.1177/0092070305277381
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