The variations in visual threshold measurement

1. This paper presents a statistical analysis of the thresholds of test flashes viewed against zero, steady or transient backgrounds by peripheral vision. The method of threshold measurement is that of the Medical Research Council Report (Pirenne, Marriott & O'Doherty, 1957; Hartline & McDonald, 1943). The data are from the previous paper (Hallett, 1969b) and consist of k days’ samples of n threshold measurements on an intensity scale of interval 0·087 log. The collection of a sample required 5‐6 min and the samples were spread over a 3‐month period.

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