Abstract：
:The visual observer performance for detecting low-contrast patterns by employing both the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) and the 9-alternative forced choice (9-AFC) method is investigated. For each observer and each experimental technique, the results were reproducible with respect to a repeated observation. When the results of different observers for each method are compared, a strong variation of values is found. From the ROC data obtained, the expected percentages of correct detection in a 9-AFC experiment is calculated and compared with the corresponding values of the actual 9-AFC experiment. For some observers, the latter values were significantly higher than the computed ones, whereas for others the results showed good agreement with predictions from theory.
journal_name
Med Physjournal_title
Medical physicsauthors
Herrmann C,Buhr E,Hoeschen D,Fan SYdoi
10.1118/1.596986subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1993-05-01 00:00:00pages
805-11issue
3eissn
0094-2405issn
2473-4209journal_volume
20pub_type
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