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A NEW measure, C, of a subject's ability to detect a signal has been postulated1; there are, however, a number of shortcomings to this communication.
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MORGAN, B. Measurement of Signal-detectability. Nature 239, 174 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/239174b0
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