ABSTRACT

The basic statistical techniques presented in Chapter  14 are all that would be required to analyze the results of most sensory tests. However, when the objectives of the study go beyond simple estimation or discrimination, then more sophisticated statistical methods may need to be applied. This chapter presents some of the more common of these advanced techniques. The computational complexity of the methods makes hand calculation impractical. It is assumed that the reader has access to computer resources capable of performing the necessary calculations.