Using latent class modeling to detect bimodality in spacing effect data

Journal of Memory and Language

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 545-555

  Verkoeijen, Peter P J L ^a   Bouwmeester, Samantha ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bimodality; Free recall; Latent class regression analysis; Spacing effect

Indexed keywords

EID: 55649094909     PISSN: 0749596X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jml.2007.09.005     Document Type: Article

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