The psychometric function: The lapse rate revisited

Journal of Vision

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Prins, Nicolaas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Lapse rate; Maximum likelihood; Psychometric function; Psychophysical methods

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; VISION;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMETRICS; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84862733385     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15347362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/12.6.25     Document Type: Article

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