German Tank Problem Shiny app

You have to guess number of tanks produced size based on serial numbers of few tanks captured. All tanks have sequential serial number.

• For example you have captured 5 tanks with serial numbers 73, 5, 83, 49, 25. What is actual tank production?

• Shiny application simulates and compares different solutions

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• Change number of tanks captured, actual tank production range and margin for model 2 and compare how good different models are:

• Model 1, highest serial number captured = actual tank production

• Model 2, model 1 answer +(model 1 answer * margin) = actual tank production

• Model 3, formula originally used by allies: \[ actual\ tank\ production = max + \frac{max}{n} - 1 \] (max - maximum serial number captured; n - number of tanks captured)