A complete package for Markov based forgetting experiments contains 15 FORTRAN 77 programs. Five forgetting models are presented, respectively, a five, seven, eight, nine and ten-parameter model. Three programs are available for each of the forgetting models. One program computes the parameter estimates of a two-stage Markov forgetting model, the generic likelihood, the model based likelihood and the goodness-of-fit. The second program can be used to test parameter differences between experimental conditions, whereas with the third program, parameter differences within a particular experimental condition can be tested.
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