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A '''Thurstonian model''' is a [[latent variable model]] for describing the mapping of some continuous scale onto discrete, possibly ordered categories of response. In the model, each of these categories of response corresponds to a latent variable whose value is drawn from a [[normal distribution]], independently of the other response variables and with constant variance. Thurstonian models have been used as an alternative to [[generalized linear models]] in analysis of [[discrimination testing|sensory discrimination tasks]].<ref name=L>{{cite web |last=Lundahl |first=David |title=Thurstonian Models — an Answer to Gridgeman's Paradox? |date=1997 |publisher=CAMO Software Statistical Methods |url=http://www.camo.com/resources/infodoc/thurstonian_models.html}}</ref> They have also been used to model long-term memory in ranking tasks of ordered alternatives, such as the order of the amendments to the US Constitution.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lee |first1=Michael |first2=Mark |last2=Steyvers |first3=Mindy |last3=de Young |first4=Brent |last4=Miller |chapter=A Model-Based Approach to Measuring Expertise in Ranking Tasks |chapterurl=http://mindmodeling.org/cogsci2011/papers/0305/paper0305.pdf |format=PDF |title=CogSci 2011 Proceedings |year=2011 |isbn=978-0-9768318-7-7 |url=http://mindmodeling.org/cogsci2011/}}</ref> Their main advantage over other models ranking tasks is that they account for non-independence of alternatives.<ref name=Yao>{{cite journal |last1=Yao |first1=G. |last2=Bockenholt |first2=U. |title=Bayesian estimation of Thurstonian ranking models based on the Gibbs sampler |journal=British Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Psychology |volume=52 |pages=19–92 |year=1999 |doi=10.1348/000711099158973 }}</ref>
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You can downplay the colors you sport on your bed by going with hand-painted designs that aren't over-the-top vibrant, but in a watercolor scheme that is still quite lively yet mild on the eyes.<br><br>What is your height? What sort of a frame do you have? Are you 4 '11 and petite framed individual? Or maybe you are a 6'2 college football gamer. In either case, the typical medium sized neck pillow is not going to be an excellent suitable for you. There are a variety of wonderful support neck pillows on the market today that are available in a variety of sizes. The Linear Gravity Neck Pillow is one such neck pillow. This neck pillow can be found in 3 sizes- little, big and medium. The small size pillow is ideal for individuals who are of height 5'0" or less and the large linear gravity is good for people over 6'0. This is a good support pillow that can be used by side and back sleepers.<br><br>Now, work the pillow with the cotton batting until you have the firmness you prefer. 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I cannot stress adequate how important this is, as you can discover the perfect pillow in the shop and when you get house it is terrible, due to the fact that your mattress is extremely various than the one your tried it on. For example, if you are a side sleeper and your mattress is firm and you try the pillow on a softer bed mattress - it will certainly be an entirely various pillow on your bed since your shoulder will '˜dig' into the softer bed mattress and the pillow will certainly be expensive when you're on your bed in the house. It is essential that you can try the pillow at the store before you buy it.<br><br>Whether it's a cervical neck pillow or cervical traction neck pillow, no pillow will certainly fit everybody's neck. Discovering a pre-molded pillow that would be most comfortable for the person would need experimentation. A pillow should support both the back of the neck and the back of the head. 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==Definition==
Consider a set of ''m'' options to be ranked by ''n'' independent judges. Such a ranking can be represented by the ordering vector '''r<sub>n</sub>''' = (r<sub>n1</sub>, r<sub>n2</sub>,...,r<sub>nm</sub>).
 
Rankings are assumed to be derived from real-valued latent variables ''z<sub>ij</sub>'', representing the evaluation of option ''j'' by judge ''i''. Rankings '''r<sub>i</sub>''' are derived deterministically from '''z'''<sub>i</sub> such that ''z''<sub>i</sub>(r<sub>i1</sub>)'' < ''z<sub>i</sub>(r<sub>i2</sub>)'' < ... < ''z<sub>i</sub>(r<sub>im</sub>)''.
 
The '''z'''<sub>ij</sub> are assumed to be derived from an underlying ground truth value ''&mu;'' for each option. In the most general case, they are multivariate-normally distributed:
:<math>  z_{ij} = \mu_j + \epsilon_{ij} </math>
where ''&epsilon;<sub>j</sub>'' is multivariate-normally distributed around '''0''' with covariance matrix Σ. In a simpler case, there is a single standard deviation parameter ''&sigma;<sub>i</sub>'' for each judge:
: <math>
    z_{ij}\ \sim\ \mathcal{N}(\beta_j,\, \sigma_i^2).
  </math>
 
==Inference==
The [[Gibbs sampling|Gibbs-sampler]] based approach to estimating model parameters is due to Yao and Bockenholt (1999).<ref name=Yao/>
 
* Step 1: Given β, Σ, and '''r'''_i, sample '''z'''_i.
 
The ''z<sub>ij</sub>'' must be sampled from a truncated multivariate normal distribution to preserve their rank ordering. Hajivassiliou's Truncated Multivariate Normal Gibbs sampler can be used to sample efficiently.<ref>{{cite book |last=Hajivassiliou |first=V.A. |chapter=Simulation estimation methods for limited dependent variable models |editor1-first=G.S. |editor1-last=Maddala, |editor2-first=C.R. |editor2-last=Rao |editor3-first=H.D. |editor3-last=Vinod |title=Econometrics |series=Handbook of statistics |publisher=Elsevier |location=Amsterdam |year=1993 |volume=11 |isbn=0444895779}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |first1=Hajivassiliou |last1=V.A. |first2=McFadden |last2=D. |first3=Ruud |last3=P. |title=Simulation of multivariate normal rectangle probabilities and their derivatives. Theoretical and computational results |journal=Journal of Econometrics |volume=72 |pages=85–134 |year=1996 |doi=10.1016/0304-4076(94)01716-6 }}</ref>
 
* Step 2: Given Σ, '''z'''_i, sample β.
 
β is sampled from a [[normal distribution]]:
: <math>
    \beta\ \sim\ \mathcal{N}(\beta^*, \Sigma^*).
  </math>
 
where β<sup>*</sup> and Σ<sup>*</sup> are the current estimates for the means and covariance matrices.
 
*Step 3: Given β, '''z'''_i, sample Σ.
Σ<sup>−1</sup> is sampled from a [[Wishart distribution|Wishart]] posterior, combining a [[Wishart distribution|Wishart]] prior with the data likelihood from the samples '''ε'''<sub>i</sub> ='''z'''<sub>i</sub> - β.
 
==History==
Thurstonian models were introduced by [[Louis Leon Thurstone]] to describe the [[law of comparative judgment]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Thurstone |first1=Louis Leon |title=A Law of Comparative Judgment |journal=Psychological Review |volume=34 |pages=273–286 |year=1927 |doi=10.1037/h0070288 |issue=4 }} Reprinted: {{cite journal |journal=Psychological Review |volume=101 |issue=2 |pages=266–270 |year=1994 |doi=10.1037/0033-295X.101.2.266 |title=A law of comparative judgment |last1=Thurstone |first1=L. L. }}</ref> Prior to 1999, Thurstonian models were rarely used for modeling tasks involving more than 4 options because of the high-dimensional integration required to estimate parameters of the model. In 1999, Yao and Bockenholt introduced their [[Gibbs sampling|Gibbs-sampler]] based approach to estimating model parameters.<ref name=Yao/>
 
==Applications to sensory discrimination==
Thurstonian models have been applied to a range of sensory discrimination tasks, including auditory, taste, and olfactory discrimination, to estimate sensory distance between stimuli that range along some sensory continuum.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Durlach |first1=N.I. |last2=Braida |first2=L.D. |journal=[[Journal of the Acoustical Society of America]] |volume=46 |issue=2 |pages=372–383 |year=1969 |doi=10.1121/1.1911699 |title=Intensity Perception. I. Preliminary Theory of Intensity Resolution }}</ref><ref name=D>{{cite journal |first1=Jean-Marc |last1=Dessirier |first2=Michael |last2=O’Mahony  |title=Comparison of d′ values for the 2-AFC (paired comparison) and 3-AFC discrimination methods: Thurstonian models, sequential sensitivity analysis and power |journal=Food Quality and Preference |volume=10 |issue=1 |pages=51–58 |date=9 October 1998 |doi=10.1016/S0950-3293(98)00037-8 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |first1=J.E.R. |last1=Frijter |title=Three-stimulus procedures in olfactory psychophysics: an experimental comparison of Thurstone-Ura and three-alternative forced choice models of signal detection theory |journal=Perception & Psychophysics |volume=28 |pages=390–7 |year=1980 |doi=10.3758/BF03204882 |issue=5 }}</ref>
 
The Thurstonian approach motivated Frijter (1979)'s explanation of Gridgeman's Paradox, also known as the paradox of discriminatory nondiscriminators:<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Gridgement |first1=N.T. |title=A Reexamination of the Two-Stage Triangle Test for the Perception of Sensory Differences |journal=Journal of Food Science |volume=35 |issue=1 |year=1970 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |first1=J.E.R. |last1=Frijters |title=The paradox of discriminatory nondiscriminators resolved |journal=Chemical Senses & Flavor |volume=4 |pages=355–8 |year=1979 |doi=10.1093/chemse/4.4.355 |issue=4 }}</ref><ref name=D/><ref name=L/> People perform better in a three-alternative forced choice task when told in advance which dimension of the stimulus to attend to. (For example, people are better at identifying which of one three drinks is different from the other two when told in advance that the difference will be in degree of sweetness.) This result is accounted for by differing cognitive strategies: when the relevant dimension is known in advance, people can estimate values along that particular dimension. When the relevant dimension is not known in advance, they must rely on a more general, multi-dimensional measure of sensory distance.
 
==See also==
*[[Thurstone scale]]
 
== References ==
{{reflist}}
 
 
 
[[Category:Latent variable models]]
[[Category:Psychometrics]]

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Throughout pregnancy, a maternity pillow is a thing that mother needs the most. At this time it can be hard to get comfy and to rest and remain asleep. It is a great method to relax and enhance one's sleep while pregnant. These are various than the typical routine pillows and throws (diypillow.com).

Loud, abstract, quirky, and creative designs come to the fore, with hand-painted art work that is specifically made from loving hands that know no borders when it comes to one's creative streak. Whether it's remarkable textual work or funny comic-strip depictions, there's absolutely nothing you cannot discover when it concerns this option. For a bed room that holds an eruption of color in every direction, a just-as-vibrant pillow sham set will certainly keep things alive and groovy. You can downplay the colors you sport on your bed by going with hand-painted designs that aren't over-the-top vibrant, but in a watercolor scheme that is still quite lively yet mild on the eyes.

What is your height? What sort of a frame do you have? Are you 4 '11 and petite framed individual? Or maybe you are a 6'2 college football gamer. In either case, the typical medium sized neck pillow is not going to be an excellent suitable for you. There are a variety of wonderful support neck pillows on the market today that are available in a variety of sizes. The Linear Gravity Neck Pillow is one such neck pillow. This neck pillow can be found in 3 sizes- little, big and medium. The small size pillow is ideal for individuals who are of height 5'0" or less and the large linear gravity is good for people over 6'0. This is a good support pillow that can be used by side and back sleepers.

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Rest apnea happens in all age groups and both sexes but is more common in guys (and it may be under diagnosed in females). It has actually been estimated that as many as 18 million Americans have sleep apnea. Four percent of middle-aged guys and 2 percent of middle-aged ladies have sleep apnea along with excessive daytime lethargy. People most likely to have or establish sleep apnea consist of those who snore loudly as well as are obese, or have hypertension, or have some physical irregularity in the nose, throat, or other parts of the upper air passage. Rest apnea sickness seems to run in some families, suggesting a possible genetic basis.

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Whether it's a cervical neck pillow or cervical traction neck pillow, no pillow will certainly fit everybody's neck. Discovering a pre-molded pillow that would be most comfortable for the person would need experimentation. A pillow should support both the back of the neck and the back of the head. A pillow must be ideal- thick adequate to lifts the head up conveniently, or thin sufficient to allow the go to tilt back. As an example, an individual with a humped upper back would need a thicker pillow than the typical individual.

It is essential to pick pillows from a reputed producer to ensure durability and enhanced resting comfort. Finally, there are some well developed and experienced producers of these orthopedic pillows are offering these products with their protected web sites. In this tutorial, I am going to reveal you how to take the plastic bag the pillow can be found in to make a pillow case pattern. The plastic bag isn't sealed it has a fold over flap (kind of like sandwich bags before Ziploc was created). Kindly bear with me for the very first couple of images. Plastic bags aren't the easiest to photograph. Right here is a little pictureless tutorial. I will certainly post some photos of the procedure after I work on the next pillow pet. Allow the glue to fully dry before placing pillow cover

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