Elementary Signal Detection Theory
Wickens, Thomas D.
ISBN 10: 0195092503 ISBN 13: 9780195092509
Published by Oxford University Press, 2001
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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.
About the Author: Thomas D. Wickens is Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Los Angeles.
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Bibliographic Details
Title: Elementary Signal Detection Theory
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication Date: 2001
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket