A SCALING METHOD FOR QUALITATIVE MULTIPLE RESPONSES CORRESPONDING TO DOSES OF STIMULI

Abstract

A scaling method for qualitative multiple responses or categories corresponding to doses of stimuli is provided. This method is applied to some sets of experimental data, comparing the scores determined by this method and the regression curves estimated between the scores and the doses with those determined by the ridit method and by quantification method III. Further, using certain simulated data, the reproducibility of the original regression curves between the variables generating the simulated data by the curves estimated between the scores and the doses is investigated. These results are also compared with those reproduced by the ridit method and by quantification method III.