Elementary Signal Detection Theory (Hardcover)

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.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2001
First published:	October 2001
Authors:	Thomas D. Wickens (Professor of Psychology)
Dimensions:	244 x 162 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	276
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-509250-9
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Probability & statistics Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Philosophy & theory of psychology > Cognitive theory Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Cognition & cognitive psychology > Perception Promotions
LSN:	0-19-509250-3
Barcode:	9780195092509

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