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The Average Error of a Learning Model, Estimation and Use in Testing the Fit of Models

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2025

Helena Chmura Kraemer
Helena Chmura Kraemer*
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Stanford University
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Abstract

A measure of the discrepancy between observed transition frequencies and those predicted by a learning model, an “average error” of a learning model, is presented. The maximum-likelihood estimator of the average error is derived and its use in a modified test of goodness of fit is demonstrated.

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Psychometrika , Volume 30 , Issue 3 , September 1965 , pp. 343 - 352
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Copyright © 1965 Psychometric Society

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