Sipos et al. — forced-choice pairwise results do not establish magnitude

Annotation

A preference win should be reported as a directional result under the test, not as proof of how much better a blend is.

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Citations

László Sipos, Zsófia Galambosi, Péter Biró, László Csató, and Sándor Bozóki — Trends and Directions of Preference Elicitation and Assessment in Food Science: Single-, Pair-, and Multi-Criteria Ranking Methods

Context

Limitations of two-alternative forced-choice sensory testing.

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1406

Excerpt Text

The review notes that forced-choice pairwise tests exclude a no-preference or no-difference response and do not demonstrate the magnitude of the difference.

Literature Notes

Sipos et al. 2025 — pairwise sensory methods and limits

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PDF p. 4

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Source Section

3.2 Assessment Types of Ranking Methods

Supports Claims

Paired preference tests answer preference, not sensory difference

Tags

Paired-Comparison TestingSensory EvaluationSensory Method SelectionHedonic Consumer Testing

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