Measurement of sensitivity on vigilance experiments: Statistical consequences from the use of indices based on signal detection theory

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contents Measurement of sensitivity on vigilance experiments: Statistical consequences from the use of indices based on signal detection theory Manuel J. Blanco David Soto Psicología Vigilance Sustained attention Signal detection theory Vigilance and Signal Detection Theory. This article assesses theextent to which the sensitivity decrement over time frequently observed invigilance tasks can be affected by the index or statistic used to measure thesensitivity. The paper reports the results of a simulation of sensitivitydecrement in vigilance tasks using two measures of sensitivity, d’ and A’.The results of these simulations indicate that the sensitivity decrement issomewhat larger for d’ than for A’, and that probability to obtain asignificant decrement in an analysis of variance of the data is also higher ford’ than for A’. 2001 artículo científico 0211-2159 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=16922202 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=169 Psicológica application/pdf Universitat de València Psicológica (España) Num.2 Vol.22
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spellingShingle Measurement of sensitivity on vigilance experiments: Statistical consequences from the use of indices based on signal detection theory
Manuel J. Blanco
Psicología
Vigilance
Sustained attention
Signal detection theory
Measurement of sensitivity on vigilance experiments: Statistical consequences from the use of indices based on signal detection theory Manuel J. Blanco David Soto Psicología Vigilance Sustained attention Signal detection theory Vigilance and Signal Detection Theory. This article assesses theextent to which the sensitivity decrement over time frequently observed invigilance tasks can be affected by the index or statistic used to measure thesensitivity. The paper reports the results of a simulation of sensitivitydecrement in vigilance tasks using two measures of sensitivity, d’ and A’.The results of these simulations indicate that the sensitivity decrement issomewhat larger for d’ than for A’, and that probability to obtain asignificant decrement in an analysis of variance of the data is also higher ford’ than for A’. 2001 artículo científico 0211-2159 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=16922202 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=169 Psicológica application/pdf Universitat de València Psicológica (España) Num.2 Vol.22
title Measurement of sensitivity on vigilance experiments: Statistical consequences from the use of indices based on signal detection theory
topic Psicología
Vigilance
Sustained attention
Signal detection theory
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