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COMPUTING EXACT PROBABILITIES IN SENSORY DISCRIMINATION TESTS
Author(s) -
STONE H.,
SIDEL J. L.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
journal of food science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1750-3841
pISSN - 0022-1147
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2621.1978.tb02480.x
Subject(s) - mathematics , statistics , binomial (polynomial) , table (database) , chi square test , binomial distribution , sensory system , statistical hypothesis testing , computer science , psychology , data mining , cognitive psychology
Tables used for the determination of significance in a discrimination test were found to be inconsistent. It is recommended that exact probabilities can be computed using a table of the cumulative binomial distribution or approximate probabilities using either the adjusted Chi‐Square or the normal deviate formula.