Estimation of Nonlinear Learning Models
作者:
MichaelK. Salemi,
GeorgeE. Tauchen,
期刊:
Journal of the American Statistical Association
(Taylor Available online 1982)
卷期:
Volume 77,
issue 380
页码: 725-731
ISSN:0162-1459
年代: 1982
DOI:10.1080/01621459.1982.10477877
出版商: Taylor & Francis Group
关键词: Test scores;Learning production function;Errors in variables;Nonlinear learning model
数据来源: Taylor
摘要:
The article develops the structure and estimates the parameters of a nonlinear learning model applicable to research designs in which students are tested at the beginning and end of a course of study. A student's precourse score is an error-ridden proxy for his precourse aptitude. As a remedy for this problem, the article combines a probit model of test score outcomes, a learning function, and a linear equation relating aptitude to demographic characteristics to deduce the exact test score distribution. An empirical example of maximum likelihood estimation of the model's parameters is presented.
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