The general-gamma distribution and reaction times

DOI10.1016/0022-2496(65)90014-3zbMath0134.37902OpenAlexW2027450647MaRDI QIDQ2396125

William J. McGill, John D. Gibbon

Publication date: 1965

Published in: Journal of Mathematical Psychology (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-2496(65)90014-3

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