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Gardner, Dalsing, Reyes, and Brake (1984) supplied a table of criterion values (β) related to hit and false-alarm rates in signal detection theory. Other methods of calculatingβ are suggested as more accurate alternatives to using that table. A short computer program is provided to calculate β and the sensitivity indexd’.
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Brophy, A.L. Alternatives to a table of criterion values in signal detection theory. Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, & Computers 18, 285–286 (1986). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03204400
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