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We present an application, using Excel, that can solve best-fitting parameters for multinomial models. Multinomial modeling has become increasingly popular and can be used in a variety of domains, such as memory, perception, and other domains in which processes are assumed to be dissociable. We offer an application that can be used for a variety of psychological models and can be used on both PC and Macintosh platforms. We illustrate the use of our program by analyzing data from a source memory experiment.
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We thank Peter Dixon for originally suggesting the Solver function for data fitting and David Riefer for his valuable suggestions on the manuscript.
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Dodson, C.S., Prinzmetal, W. & Shimamura, A.P. Using Excel to estimate parameters from observed data: An example from source memory data. Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, & Computers 30, 517–526 (1998). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03200685
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