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A non-parametric method for evaluating the results of recognition memory experiments and psychophysical detection experiments is presented. The method is based upon an ordinal analysis of recognition performance, which transforms the results of recognition tests into equivalent results for a forced-choice experiment.
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The second author was supported by a National Science Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Harvard Center for Cognitive Studies. The authors wish to acknowledge the assistance of H. J. LaDuke for programming the IBM 7090 computer for the results of Fig. 2.
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Pollack, I., Norman, D.A. A non-parametric analysis of recognition experiments. Psychon Sci 1, 125–126 (1964). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03342823
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