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Signal detection theory parameters were obtained from rating-method data by the method of scoring and two direct search procedures. The method of scoring was much more efficient than direct-search procedures such as the Hooke-Jeeves direct search and Chandler’s well-known variation, STEPIT. All were about equally accurate.
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This research was supported in part by a grant from the National Institutes of Health, MH-19963. The programs RSCORE and MAX are available upon request.
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Dorfman, D.D., Beavers, L.L. & Saslow, C. Estimation of signal detection theory parameters from rating-method data: A comparison of the method of scoring and direct search. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 1, 207–208 (1973). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03334343
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03334343