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Standard Practice for Defining and Calculating Individual and Group Sensory Thresholds from Forced-Choice Data Sets of
Intermediate Size
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Scope
1.1 The definitions and procedures of this practice apply to the calculation of individual thresholds for any stimulus in any medium, from data sets of intermediate size, that is, consisting of more than 20 to 40 3-AFC presentations per individual. A group threshold may be calculated using 5 to 15 individual thresholds.
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
Significance and Use
Sensory thresholds are used to determine the potential of substances at low concentrations to impart odor, taste, skinfeel, etc. to some form of matter.
Thresholds are used, for example, in setting limits in air pollution, in noise abatement, in water treatment, and in food systems.
Thresholds are used to characterize and compare the sensitivity of individuals or groups to given stimuli, for example, in medicine, ethnic studies, and the study of animal species.
Keywords
air pollution; odor; panel; sensory evaluation; taste; 3-Alternative Forced-Choice Presentation; threshold; water pollution
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Document Number
ASTM-E1432-04(2011)
Revision Level
2004 R11 EDITION
Status
Superseded
Modification Type
Reapproval
Publication Date
Aug. 15, 2011
Document Type
Practice
Page Count
8 pages
Committee Number
E18.04