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Limitations of first-order approximations for calculations using intensity jnd's

R P Hellman, W S Hellman

    The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
    |November 1, 1986
    PubMed
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    The study examines how the just-noticeable difference (jnd) in sound intensity impacts loudness and neural count calculations. Second-order and exact formulas better match experimental data than the commonly used first-order approximation.

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