Abstract
Infertility affects approximately 15% of couples. Testing and interventions are costly, in time, money, and emotional energy. This paper will discuss using Markov decision and multi-armed bandit processes to identify a systematic approach of interventions that will lead to the desired baby while minimizing costs.
Degree
MS
College and Department
Physical and Mathematical Sciences; Mathematics
Rights
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BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Dorff, Rebecca, "Modelling Infertility with Markov Chains" (2013). Theses and Dissertations. 4070.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/4070
Date Submitted
2013-06-20
Document Type
Thesis
Handle
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/etd6315
Keywords
Infertility, Medical Diagnosis, Markov Decision Processes, Multi-armed Bandits
Language
English