Parameters, predictions, and evidence in computational modeling: A statistical view informed by ACT-R

Cognitive Science

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1349-1375

  Weaver, Rhiannon ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ACT R; Bayesian statistics; Cognitive architectures; Computational cognitive modeling; Likelihood based methods; Model comparison

Indexed keywords

EID: 57549105833     PISSN: 03640213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03640210802463724     Document Type: Conference Paper

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