Subject: Re: auditory localization From: William Hartmann <hartmann(at)PA.MSU.EDU> Date: Fri, 7 May 2004 10:24:20 -0400EM and list, A statistical model indicating the consequences of varying the number of sources and their separation in a source identification experiment appears in JASA vol 104, pp 3546-3557 (1998). It includes references to earlier work that may also be of interest. Best, Bill Hartmann Elyana Makowski wrote: > > Hi, > I am a PhD student and my research project is on the use of localization > cues (ILD and ITD) in the horizontal plane. My set up consists of 11 > speakers arranged at 18 degree intervals from -90 to +90 degrees in the > azimuthal plane. Currently, I have tested normally hearing subjects, and > will soon be testing hearing aid users and cochlear implant users. > Recently, an issue has been brought up as to the number of speakers that I > am using, with the suggestion being made that better results could be > measured if I used more speakers. My question is does anyone know how many > speakers are necessary to accurately measure the average localization error? > How many speakers are enough? > Thank you, > Elyana > > _________________________________________________________________ > It's fast, it's easy and it's free. Get MSN Messenger today! > http://www.msn.co.uk/messenger