Sequential methods

mathematical problem

optimization technique for undifferentiable, black-box functions

reinforcement learning problem exemplifying the exploration–exploitation tradeoff

statistical analysis where the sample size is not fixed in advance

In statistical quality control, the CUSUM (or cumulative sum control chart) is a sequential analysis technique developed by E. S. Page of the University of Cambridge. It is typically used for monitoring change detection. CUSUM was announced in Biometrika, in 1954, a few years after the publication of Wald's sequential probability ratio test (SPRT).

class of mathematical problems concerned with choosing an optimal time to take a particular action