Statistical Methods for a Theory of Cue Learning
- 1 September 1961
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Psychometrika
- Vol. 26 (3) , 291-306
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02289798
Abstract
A theory of cue learning, which gives rise to a system of recurrent events in Feller's sense, is analyzed mathematically. The distribution of total errors and sampling distribution of mean errors are derived, and the learning curve is investigated. Maximum likelihood estimates of parameters and sampling variances of those estimates are derived. Likelihood ratio tests of the usual null hypotheses and approximate tests of goodness of fit of substantive hypotheses are developed. The distinguishing characteristic of these tests is that they are concerned with meaningful parameters of the learning process.Keywords
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