Fotios, S.A. and Houser, K.W. (2009) Research methods to avoid Bias in categorical ratings of brightness. LEUKOS, 5 (3). 167 - 181. ISSN 1550-2724
Abstract
This article presents evidence of potential contraction bias in the category rating task associated with the stimulus presentation sequence, response range and response range anchors, and a grouping bias associated with the number of stimuli and response categories. These biases tend to reduce the difference between ratings given to stimuli. It is demonstrated that such bias is sufficient to hide differences in brightness under lighting from lamps of different spectral power distribution but that precautions can be taken to successfully counter the bias. Research methods that can be employed to avoid bias in categorical ratings of brightness are summarized.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2009 Taylor & Francis. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in LEUKOS: The Journal of the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Brightness; Spectral power distribution; category rating; bias; research methods; lighting |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > School of Architecture (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 13 Jan 2014 14:16 |
Last Modified: | 13 Jan 2014 14:16 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1582/LEUKOS.2008.05.03.002 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Identification Number: | 10.1582/LEUKOS.2008.05.03.002 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:77012 |