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Some Asymptotic Properties of Luce's Beta Learning Model

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2025

John Lamperti and
Patrick Suppes
John Lamperti
Affiliation:
Applied Mathematics and Statistics Laboratories Stanford University
Patrick Suppes
Affiliation:
Applied Mathematics and Statistics Laboratories Stanford University
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Abstract

This paper studies asymptotic properties of Luce's beta model. Asymptotic results are given for the two-operator and four-operator cases of contingent and noncontingent reinforcement.

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Psychometrika , Volume 25 , Issue 3 , September 1960, pp. 233 - 241
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Copyright © 1960 The Psychometric Society

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This research was supported in part by the Group Psychology Branch of the Office of Naval Research and in part by the Rockefeller Foundation.

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