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. 2020 May 22;15(5):e0233337. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0233337

Table 1. Mathematical formulations of three- and four-parameter additive and multiplicative discounting models.

Parameters Model Equation Model formula
Additive
    Amount & IV scaled
      3 ADD3 (6) SV=AA(11/(1+kD)s)A(11/(1+hθ)s)
      4 ADD4 (7) SV=AA(11/(1+kD)sd)A(11(1+hθ)sp)
    Only IV scaled
      3 ADD3R (8) SV=AA(11/(1+kDs))A/(11/(1+kDs))
      4 ADD4R (9) SV=AA(11/(1+kDsd))A/(11/(1+kDsp))
Multiplicative
    Amount & IV scaled
      3 MULTI3 (10) SV=A/((1+kD)s*(1+hθ)s)
      4 MULTI4 (11) SV=A/((1+kD)sd*(1+hθ)sp)
    Only IV scaled
      3 MULTI3R (12) SV=A/((1+kDs)*(1+hθs))
      4 MULTI4R (13) SV=A/((1+kDsd)*(1+hθsp))