Estimation of the MIRID: A program and a SAS-based approach

Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, and Computers

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 537-549

  Smits, Dirk J M ^a   De Boeck, Paul ^a   Verhelst, Norman D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Cito group   (Netherlands)

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EID: 1042290942     PISSN: 07433808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03195533     Document Type: Article

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