Time-averaged drift approximations are inconsistent for inference in drift diffusion models

DOI10.1016/J.JMP.2026.103004MaRDI QIDQ7402238zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors Sicheng Liu, Alexander Fengler, Michael J. Frank, Matthew T. Harrison

Publication date 2026

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

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1016/J.JMP.2026.103004

zbMATH Keywords

attentional drift diffusion modeldrift diffusion modelfirst passage timelikelihood-based inferencestatistical inconsistencytime-averaged drift approximation

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Decision theory (91B06)

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