Analysis of multinomial models under inequality constraints: Applications to measurement theory

Journal of Mathematical Psychology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-13

  Davis Stober, Clintin P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Axiomatic measurement theory; Constrained likelihood ratio tests; Convex polytopes; Multinomial models

Indexed keywords

EID: 60349112172     PISSN: 00222496     EISSN: 10960880     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmp.2008.08.003     Document Type: Article

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