Abstract
Problem solving models relating individual and group solution times under time limit censoring are presented. Maximum likelihood estimates of parameters of the resulting censored distributions are derived and goodness of fit tests for the individual-group models are constructed. The methods are illustrated on data previously analyzed by Restle and Davis.
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This research was supported by grants from the Graduate School, University of Minnesota. Also, work of the second author was aided by a Single Quarter Leave granted by the Regents of the University of Minnesota.
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Regal, R.R., Larntz, K. Likelihood methods for testing group problem solving models with censored data. Psychometrika 43, 353–366 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02293645
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