A model for the observer on the Farnsworth-Munsell 100-hue test.
OBJECTIVE
To use a theoretical model of the observer on the Farnsworth-Munsell 100-hue test to estimate the magnitude of random variation in 100-Hue test error scores.


METHODS
The model was based upon classical signal detection theory. Results from the model were obtained by computer simulation.


RESULTS
There is a fairly regular relationship between mean test scores over many tests and the standard deviation of those scores. This relationship is for practical purposes unaffected by polarity in the observer's hue discrimination and by changes in the detailed assumptions of the model.


CONCLUSIONS
The model provides a flexible tool for further theoretical research into the 100-hue test.
Craven
B J
BJ
Department of Psychology, University of Stirling, United Kingdom, United Kingdom.
D003118:Color Perception / Q000502:physiology; D003119:Color Perception Tests / Q000379:methods*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological; D016011:Normal Distribution; D015203:Reproducibility of Results