Elementary Signal Detection Theory
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Signal detection theory, as developed in electrical engineering and based on statistical decision theory, was first applied to human sensory discrimination about 40 years ago. The theory's intent was to explain how humans discriminate and how we might use reliable measures to quantify this ability. An interesting finding of this work is that decisions are involved even in the simplest of discrimination tasks--say, determining whether or not a sound has been heard (a yes-no decision). Detection theory has been applied to a host of varied problems (for example, measuring the accuracy of diagnostic systems, survey research, reliability of lie detection tests) and extends far beyond the detection of signals. This book is a primer on signal detection theory, useful for both undergraduates and graduate students.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0195092503
ISBN13:9780195092509
Release Date:October 2001
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Length:288 Pages
Weight:1.25 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.6" x 9.5"
Customer Reviews
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An Excellent Intro
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
For people who have feared signal detection theory or just don't get why it is so popular among psychophysicists, this book has the answers. It is easy to read and the exercises at the end of each chapter help to solidify the concepts. The reader is left with a good understanding of signal detection and its many applications.
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