# The Secretary Problem with Distributions

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2012.02888 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2012.02888/

## Key facts

- Cited by 1 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 4 Dec 2020.

## Built on by (most cited first, 1 of 1)

- [The Secretary Problem with a Stochastic Precursor](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2605.22653/) (2026)

## Abstract (arXiv)

We study a variant of the secretary problem where candidates come from independent, not necessarily identical distributions known to us, and show that we can do at least as well as in the IID setting. This resolves a conjecture of Esfandiari et al.