How to use the diffusion model: Parameter recovery of three methods: EZ, fast-dm, and DMAT

Journal of Mathematical Psychology

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 463-473

  van Ravenzwaaij, Don ^a   Oberauer, Klaus ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diffusion model; Parameter estimation; Reaction times

Indexed keywords

EID: 70450235199     PISSN: 00222496     EISSN: 10960880     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmp.2009.09.004     Document Type: Article

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