dprime
Posted on novembre 17, 2021 in stats
# Computation of the sensitivity parameter (d') of SDT
# Reference: Macmillan & Creelman (1991) Signal Detection Theory: A user's guide. Cambridge University Press
# Author: Christophe.Pallier@m4x.org
# Date: 18 Nov. 2003
dprime <- function(hit,fa,design="yes.no") {
d <- qnorm(hit) - qnorm(fa)
pc <-pnorm(d/2)
sqr2 <- sqrt(2)
switch(design,
"yes.no" = d,
"2AFC" = d/sqr2,
"same.different.fixed" = 2*qnorm(0.5*(1+sqrt(2*pc-1))),
"same.different.roving" = {
cc=rep(0,length(hit))
for (i in 1:length(hit)) {
cc[i]=dprime.samediff.differencing.model(hit[i],fa[i])
}
cc},
"ABX.fixed" = {
cc=rep(0,length(hit))
for (i in 1:length(hit)) {
cc[i]=dprime..abx.indepobs.model(hit[i],fa[i])
}
cc},
"ABX.roving" = {
cc=rep(0,length(hit))
for (i in 1:length(hit)) {
cc[i]=dprime.abx.differencing.model(hit[i],fa[i])
}
cc},
"reminder.fixed" = d,
"reminder.roving" = sqr2 * d
)
}
# same-different roving (many pairs of stimuli) => differencing model
# table A.5.4 of Macmillan & Creelman
# same-different fixed (2 stimuli) => independent observation model
# table A.5.3
dprime.samediff.differencing.model <- function(hit,fa) {
if (hit==fa) return (0)
sign = 1;
if (hit<fa) { sign=-1; tmp<-fa; fa<-hit; hit<-tmp; }
sqr2 <- sqrt(2)
k <- -sqr2*qnorm(fa/2)
f <- function (x) { pnorm((x-k)/sqr2)+pnorm((-x-k)/sqr2)-hit }
sol <- uniroot(f,c(0,10))
sign * sol$root
}
dprime.abx.indepobs.model <- function(hit,fa) {
if (hit==fa) return (0)
sign = 1;
if (hit<fa) { sign=-1; tmp<-fa; fa<-hit; hit<-tmp; }
pc = pnorm((qnorm(hit)-qnorm(fa))/2)
sqr2 <- sqrt(2)
f <- function (x) { pnorm(x/sqr2)*pnorm(x/2)+pnorm(-x/sqr2)*pnorm(-x/2)-pc }
sol <- uniroot(f,c(0,10))
sign * sol$root
}
dprime.abx.differencing.model <- function(hit,fa) {
if (hit==fa) return (0)
sign = 1;
if (hit<fa) { sign=-1; tmp<-fa; fa<-hit; hit<-tmp; }
pc = pnorm((qnorm(hit)-qnorm(fa))/2)
sqr2=sqrt(2)
sqr6=sqrt(6)
f <- function (x) { pnorm(x/sqr2)*pnorm(x/sqr6)+pnorm(-x/sqr2)*pnorm(-x/sqr6)-pc }
sol <- uniroot(f,c(0,10))
sign * sol$root
}
See http://github.com/chrplr/dprime for more functions
Reference:
- Macmillan & Creelman (1991) Signal Detection Theory: A User's Guide. Cambridge University Press