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The Learning Curve Equation (Classic Reprint): A Dissertation Submitted to the Faculty, of the Graduate School of Arts and Literature in Candidacy for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy - Tapa blanda

Thurstone, Louis Leon

 
9781330595350: The Learning Curve Equation (Classic Reprint): A Dissertation Submitted to the Faculty, of the Graduate School of Arts and Literature in Candidacy for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy

Sinopsis

Unlock the math behind how we learn. This study lays out a practical approach to analyzing learning data with statistics, and explains how to model progress using the learning curve equation.


The work surveys methods for treating learning data, discusses the meaning of correlation, and shows how to interpret and apply empirical equations to real-world tasks. It also delves into the popular learning-curve form, examines its limitations, and demonstrates its use with a typewriter-learning example. The discussion emphasizes balancing measurement certainty with statistical clarity, and warns against overreliance on crude scores when study conditions vary.



  • Learn how correlation and partial correlation help separate true relationships from confounding factors.

  • Explore the hyperbolic speed-amount curve and how it informs predictions of practice limits.

  • See how to fit empirical equations to data, check for initial acceleration, and interpret the implications for learning research.

  • Understand practical steps for designing experiments that yield meaningful learning curves under varying conditions.


Ideal for readers of psychology, statistics, and education who want a clear, method‑driven view of how learning curves are derived and applied.

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Excerpt from The Learning Curve Equation: A Dissertation Submitted to the Faculty, of the Graduate School of Arts and Literature in Candidacy for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy

For the benefit of any reader who wishes to apply the statis tical methods to be described for his own learning data I wish to call attention to the first two sections of the summary in which will be found an outline describing the detailed procedure in calculating the learning coefficients.

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Excerpt from The Learning Curve Equation: A Dissertation Submitted to the Faculty, of the Graduate School of Arts and Literature in Candidacy for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy

About the Publisher

Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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