Bayesian adaptive estimation of psychometric slope and threshold

1999/08/01 by Leonid L. Kontsevich, Christopher W. Tyler · 701 citations
Mathematics · Neuroscience · Physics and Astronomy · Psychology · #Artificial intelligence #Bayes estimator #Bayesian probability #Cognitive psychology #Color Science and Applications #Computer science #Computerized adaptive testing #Detection threshold #Function (biology) #Mathematics #Neural dynamics and brain function #Perception #Psychology #Psychometric function #Psychometrics #Psychophysics #Statistics #Stimulus (psychology) #Two-alternative forced choice #Visual perception and processing mechanisms

paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/s0042-6989(98)00285-5

published in Vision Research 39(16), 2729-2737 (Elsevier BV)

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