Effects of Rule Structure, Sensitivity Distribution, and Number of Trials on Threshold Estimation by Method of Limits: A Computer Simulation
Randolph Blake, Richard Wales, William J. Ray · Perceptual and Motor Skills · 1970
Computer simulation of hypothetical observers demonstrates that threshold estimations obtained by the method of limits are influenced by assumptions about the underlying threshold distribution, the direction of approach to the threshold, and the trial termination rule. Furthermore, it appears that a reliable estimate of the threshold can be obtained with 100 trials.