Elementary Signal Detection Theory

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Technology, Electricity, Mathematics, Statistics, Health & Well Being, Psychology, Cognitive Psychology
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Author: Thomas D. Wickens ISBN: 9780190282417
Publisher: Oxford University Press Publication: October 11, 2001
Imprint: Oxford University Press Language: English
Author: Thomas D. Wickens
ISBN: 9780190282417
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication: October 11, 2001
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Language: English

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.

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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.

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