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A note on estimation of the autocovariance function in the analysis of timing of repetitive responses
Author(s) -
Wing Alan M.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
british journal of mathematical and statistical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.157
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 2044-8317
pISSN - 0007-1102
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8317.1979.tb00759.x
Subject(s) - autocovariance , estimator , econometrics , statistics , function (biology) , mathematics , interval (graph theory) , estimation , wing , computer science , economics , engineering , biology , evolutionary biology , mathematical analysis , management , fourier transform , combinatorics , aerospace engineering
The estimator of the interresponse‐interval autocovariance function used by Wing (1977) is defined and its bias noted. The implications of the bias for the conclusions arrived at by Wing (1977) concerning models of response timing are discussed.