On the statistical and theoretical basis of signal detection theory and extensions: Unequal variance, random coefficient, and mixture models

Journal of Mathematical Psychology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 304-313

  DeCarlo, Lawrence T ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Generalized linear mixed model; Mixture model; Random intercept; Random slope; Signal detection theory; Unequal variance model; Variable criterion; Variable strength

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952423931     PISSN: 00222496     EISSN: 10960880     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmp.2010.01.001     Document Type: Article

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