title: Using the binomial model to evaluate speech-discrimination scores obtained during background noise.
abstract: This study was designed to investigate the variability in performance frequently observed when speech discrimination is assessed in the presence of background noise. Using the binomial distribution, analysis suggests variability is substantial, so speech discrimination scores obtained in noise should be interpreted with caution.
authors.affiliation: Child Study Center, Old Dominion University, Norfolk 23529-0136.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Sever
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001288:Attention; D001309:Auditory Threshold; D006801:Humans; D009622:Noise; D012016:Reference Values; D013063:Speech Discrimination Tests