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Perceptual measurement, that is, measurement of quantities related to human perception and interpretation, has been historically a controversial issue.

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Notes

  1. 1.

    In reality, this formula holds true only for sounds having \(L_\mathrm{p}\ge 40\) dB. Yet a proper expression can be found also for sounds that do not satisfy this condition, and the scale can thus be extended over the entire audibility range.

  2. 2.

    Calibration will be discussed in some detail in Chap. 10.

  3. 3.

    In the following, we will use some results from an experimental activity carried out in our laboratory, whose results have been published in Refs. [22, 23] mainly. Interested readers may found a full account of that experiment in those references.

  4. 4.

    See footnote 3.

  5. 5.

    As we mentioned, the way this re-scaling is actually done constitutes a major difference between the two models.

  6. 6.

    See again footnote 3.

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Rossi, G.B. (2014). Perceptual Measurement. In: Measurement and Probability. Springer Series in Measurement Science and Technology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8825-0_8

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