An introduction to Bayesian hierarchical models with an application in the theory of signal detection

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 573-604

  Rouder, Jeffrey N ^a   Jun, L U ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 31044444107     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03196750     Document Type: Review

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