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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450744803321

Autore

McNicol D

Titolo

A primer of signal detection theory [[electronic resource] /] / D. McNicol

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mahwah, N.J., : L. Erlbaum Associates, 2004

ISBN

1-4106-1194-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (219 p.)

Disciplina

152.8

Soggetti

Signal detection (Psychology)

Psychometrics

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally published: London : Allen & Unwin, 1972. With new foreword.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Foreword; Preface; Contents; 1 WHAT ARE STATISTICAL DECISIONS?; 2 NON-PARAMETRIC MEASURES OF SENSITIVITY; 3 GAUSSIAN DISTRIBUTIONS OF SIGNAL AND NOISE WITH EQUAL VARIANCES; 4 GAUSSIAN DISTRIBUTIONS OF SIGNAL AND NOISE WITH UNEQUAL VARIANCES; 5 CONDUCTING A RATING SCALE EXPERIMENT; 6 CHOICE THEORY APPROXIMATIONS TO SIGNAL DETECTION THEORY; 7 THRESHOLD THEORY; 8 THE LAWS OF CATEGORICAL AND COMPARATIVE JUDGEMENT; Bibliography; Appendix 1 Answers to problems; Appendix 2 Logarithms; Appendix 3 Integration of the expression for the logistic curve; Appendix 4 Tables; Index

Sommario/riassunto

A Primer of Signal Detection Theory is being reprinted to fill the gap in literature on Signal Detection Theory--a theory that is still important in psychology, hearing, vision, audiology, and related subjects. This book is intended to present the methods of Signal Detection Theory to a person with a basic mathematical background. It assumes knowledge only of elementary algebra and elementary statistics. Symbols and terminology are kept at a basic level so that the eventual and hoped for transfer to a more advanced text will be accomplished as easily as possible. Intended for un