We want to select a good one from among n candidates. Taking the cost of interview into consideration, we determine an optimum number i, take a random sample of size i and choose the best one out of the sample. The probability distribution of the absolute rank r of the chosen individual is obtained. After a fundamental theory is developed, the asymptotic theories are considered when n becomes very large, for the cases of high, medium, and low cost.
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