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Klappentext Statistical Methods in Food and Consumer Research, Second Edition , continues to be the only book to focus solely on the statistical techniques used in sensory testing of foods, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and other consumer products. This new edition includes the most recent applications of statistical methods, and features significant updates as well as two new chapters. Covering the application of techniques including R-index, the Bayesian approach for sensory differences tests, and preference mapping in addition to several other methodologies, this is the comprehensive reference needed by those studying sensory evaluation and applied statistics in agriculture and biological sciences. Research professionals working with food, beverages, healthcare, cosmetics, and other related areas will find the book a valuable guide to the variety of statistical methods available. Zusammenfassung Focuses solely on the statistical techniques used in sensory testing of foods! pharmaceuticals! cosmetics! and other consumer products. This book includes applications of statistical methods. It covers the application of techniques including R-index! the Bayesian approach for sensory differences tests! and preference mapping. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1-Introduction 2-Statistical Sensory Testing 3-The Analysis of Variance and Multiple Comparison Tests 4-Experimental Design 5-Incomplete Block Experimental Designs 6-Factorial Experiments 7-Response Surface Designs and Analysis 8-Shelf Life Testing Experiments 9-Nonparametric Statistical Methods 10-Sensory Difference and Similarity Tests 11-The Method of Paired Comparisons in Sensory Tests and Thurstonian Scaling 12-Descriptive Analysis and Perceptual Mapping 13-Sensory Evaluation in Cosmetic Studies
