A latent class extension of signal detection theory, with applications

Multivariate Behavioral Research

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 423-451

  DeCarlo, Lawrence T ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

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EID: 0036929970     PISSN: 00273171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327906MBR3704_01     Document Type: Article

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