A Non-parametric Alternative to d′ (original) (raw)

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THE signal-detection theory propounded by Tanner and Swets1 has proved immensely valuable and illuminating in a wide range of psychological contexts2. It first gained popularity because of two signal merits: it accounted for the previously unexplained forms of the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve, and it enabled a numerical measure (d′) to be put to the discriminability of stimuli.

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Medical Research Council, Applied Psychology Unit, Cambridge
M. HAMMERTON
Statistical Laboratory, Cambridge
PATRICIA M. E. ALTHAM

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PATRICIA M. E. ALTHAM

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HAMMERTON, M., ALTHAM, P. A Non-parametric Alternative to d′.Nature 234, 487–488 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/234487a0

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Received: 10 May 1971
Revised: 14 September 1971
Issue date: 24 December 1971
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/234487a0