Statistical comparison of the triangle test and the two-of-five test for taste and odor evaluation

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 107-114

  Gallagher, D L ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Guessing model; Sample size; Sensory testing; Thurstonian model

Indexed keywords

ODOR CONTROL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL METHODS; TASTE CONTROL (WATER TREATMENT); WASTEWATER; WATER QUALITY;

STATISTICAL SENSITIVITIES; TRIANGLE TEST;

HYDROLOGY;

ODOR;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ODOR; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL PARAMETERS; TASTE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER ANALYSIS;

EID: 3042814767     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2004.0546     Document Type: Article

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