Comparison of the triangle and a self-defined two alternative forced choice test

Food Quality and Preference

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 547-552

  McClure, Scott ^a   Lawless, Harry T ^a  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

Author keywords

Difference testing; Discrimination; Thurstonian models

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951975059     PISSN: 09503293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2010.02.005     Document Type: Article

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