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How to use the diffusion model: Parameter recovery of three methods: EZ, fast-dm, and DMAT


Van Ravenzwaaij, D; Oberauer, Klaus (2009). How to use the diffusion model: Parameter recovery of three methods: EZ, fast-dm, and DMAT. Journal of Mathematical Psychology, 53(6):463-473.

Abstract

Parameter recovery of three different implementations of the Ratcliff diffusion model was investigated: the EZ model (Wagenmakers, van der Maas, & Grasman, 2007), fast-dm (Voss & Voss, 2007), and DMAT (Vandekerckhove & Tuerlinckx, 2007). Their capacity to recover both the mean structure and individual differences in parameter values was explored. The three methods were applied to simulated data
generated by the diffusion model, by the leaky, competing accumulator (LCA) model (Usher & McClelland, 2001) and by the linear ballistic accumulator (LBA) model(Brown & Heathcote, 2008). Results show that EZ and DMAT are better capable than fast-dm in recovering experimental effects on parameters. EZ was best in recovering individual differences in parameter values. When data were generated by the LCA model, the diffusion model estimates obtained with all three methods correlated well with corresponding
LCA model parameters. No such one-on-one correspondence could be established between parameters of
the LBA model and the diffusion model.

Abstract

Parameter recovery of three different implementations of the Ratcliff diffusion model was investigated: the EZ model (Wagenmakers, van der Maas, & Grasman, 2007), fast-dm (Voss & Voss, 2007), and DMAT (Vandekerckhove & Tuerlinckx, 2007). Their capacity to recover both the mean structure and individual differences in parameter values was explored. The three methods were applied to simulated data
generated by the diffusion model, by the leaky, competing accumulator (LCA) model (Usher & McClelland, 2001) and by the linear ballistic accumulator (LBA) model(Brown & Heathcote, 2008). Results show that EZ and DMAT are better capable than fast-dm in recovering experimental effects on parameters. EZ was best in recovering individual differences in parameter values. When data were generated by the LCA model, the diffusion model estimates obtained with all three methods correlated well with corresponding
LCA model parameters. No such one-on-one correspondence could be established between parameters of
the LBA model and the diffusion model.

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Item Type:Journal Article, refereed, original work
Communities & Collections:06 Faculty of Arts > Institute of Psychology
Dewey Decimal Classification:150 Psychology
Scopus Subject Areas:Social Sciences & Humanities > General Psychology
Physical Sciences > Applied Mathematics
Uncontrolled Keywords:Reaction times, Diffusion model, Parameter estimation
Language:English
Date:2009
Deposited On:17 Feb 2010 08:31
Last Modified:27 Jun 2022 13:56
Publisher:Elsevier
ISSN:0022-2496
OA Status:Closed
Publisher DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmp.2009.09.004
Other Identification Number:10.1016/j.jmp.2009.09.004