ERIC Number: EJ997553
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Publication Date: 2004-May
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Wiener Filter Estimation of Transfer Functions
Kessel, Robert
Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, v81 n3 p289-296 May 2004
The use of a Wiener filter estimate for the linear transfer function can significantly improve the description of behavioral dynamics. This report presents a two-pass, Monte-Carlo-based algorithm that is well suited to repeated-trials local average measurements. The Wiener filter transfer functions strongly suppress noise artifacts as well as allow reliable transfer function determination under a much wider class of reinforcement schedules. Implications of expanding the possible form of experimental design are considered along with improvements in the fidelity of resulting predictions. (Contains 5 figures and 1 footnote.)
Descriptors: Prediction, Research Design, Fidelity, Mathematics, Monte Carlo Methods, Measurement, Reinforcement, Intervals, Experiments, Behavior, Equations (Mathematics)
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Language: English
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