Stopping rules in Bayesian adaptive threshold estimation

Spatial Vision

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 347-374

  Alcalá Quintana, Rocío ^a   García PÉREZ, Miguel A ^a  

^a Campus de Somosaguas   (Spain)

Author keywords

2AFC; Adaptive methods; Sequential procedures; Simulation; Stopping rules; Threshold estimation; Yes no

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COSTS; ERROR ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE; PROBABILITY; SENSORY PERCEPTION;

2AFC; ADAPTIVE METHODS; SEQUENTIAL PROCEDURES; STOPPING RULES; THRESHOLD ESTIMATION; YES-NO;

ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS;

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHYSIOLOGY; VISION; VISUAL ADAPTATION;

ADAPTATION, OCULAR; BAYES THEOREM; HUMANS; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 22744439477     PISSN: 01691015     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/1568568054089375     Document Type: Article

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