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RATIO ESTIMATION [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1981-08-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mental Disorders
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ratio production 1, record 1, English, ratio%20production
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- magnitude production 2, record 1, English, magnitude%20production
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A more convenient procedure [in psychophysics] is to ask the observer to match numbers to a series of stimuli. He then assigns numbers proportional to the apparent magnitude of the stimuli presented by the experimenter. This matching procedure is called magnitude estimation. In a reverse procedure, called magnitude production, the experimenter assigns a set of numbers in irregular order and the observer adjusts the stimuli to produce what he judges to be a sensation proportional to each number. (...) Magnitudes scales may also be constructed by Merkel's method of ratio production, which he called the method of double stimulus. 3, record 1, English, - ratio%20production
Record 1, Key term(s)
- magnitude estimation
- ratio estimation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Troubles mentaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- réglages quantitatifs 1, record 1, French, r%C3%A9glages%20quantitatifs
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Aux méthodes de mesure de seuils absolus et différentiels, susceptibles de se fonder sur des réactions objectives se substitue l'établissement d'échelles subjectives (...) avec utilisation de diverses méthodes: celle des égalisations d'intervalles (...) et surtout celles des jugements absolus comportant évaluations numériques de grandeurs ou de rapports entre grandeurs (ang. magnitude estimation, ratio estimation) ou réglages quantitatifs (magnitude production, ratio production). 1, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9glages%20quantitatifs
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1981-08-06
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mental Disorders
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- magnitude estimation 1, record 2, English, magnitude%20estimation
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- ratio estimation 2, record 2, English, ratio%20estimation
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A more convenient procedure [for magnitude scales in psychophysics] is to ask the observer to match numbers to a series of stimuli. He then assigns numbers proportional to the apparent magnitude of the stimuli presented by the experimenter. This matching procedure is called magnitude estimation. 3, record 2, English, - magnitude%20estimation
Record 2, Key term(s)
- magnitude production
- ratio production
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Troubles mentaux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- évaluation numérique de grandeurs 1, record 2, French, %C3%A9valuation%20num%C3%A9rique%20de%20grandeurs
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- évaluation numérique de rapports entre grandeurs 1, record 2, French, %C3%A9valuation%20num%C3%A9rique%20de%20rapports%20entre%20grandeurs
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Aux méthodes de mesure de seuils absolus et différentiels, susceptibles de se fonder sur des réactions objectives se substitue l'établissement d'échelles subjectives (...) avec utilisation de diverses méthodes: celle des égalisations d'intervalles (...) et surtout celles des jugements absolus comportant évaluations numériques de grandeurs ou de rapports entre grandeurs (ang. magnitude estimation, ratio estimation) ou de rapports entre grandeurs (ang. magnitude estimation, ratio estimation) ou réglages quantitatifs (ration production, magnitude production). 1, record 2, French, - %C3%A9valuation%20num%C3%A9rique%20de%20grandeurs
Record 2, Key term(s)
- réglages quantitatifs
- méthode des jugements absolus
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1975-03-11
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Statistics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- ratio estimation 1, record 3, English, ratio%20estimation
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Statistique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- estimation par la méthode du quotient 1, record 3, French, estimation%20par%20la%20m%C3%A9thode%20du%20quotient
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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