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Our business is grounded in disciplined research, and we’re committed to conducting innovative work that keeps us – and our clients – at the forefront of consumer and sensory science. We recognize the role that principles and best practices play in driving positive outcomes. It’s this balance of progressive thinking and industry standards that defines our approach to sensory and consumer research, and helps our clients feel confident about their go-to-market strategies.

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Sensory Informed Incomplete Block Designs

This technical presentation from University of Guelph and Compusense details the statistical methodology underlying sensory-informed incomplete block...

July 13, 2012
Oral Presentation
Sensory Informed Incomplete Block Design (SIIBD)
Balanced Incomplete Block (BIB)
Samples & Design
Incomplete Block Segmentation
Descriptive Analysis

A New Method for Analyzing Time Intensity Curves

This presentation introduces a novel statistical method for analyzing Time Intensity (TI) curves using an EM (expectation-maximization) algorithm...

July 12, 2012
Oral Presentation
Time Intensity
Temporal Methods
Trained Panel
Panelists
Statistics

Temporal Data

Many sensory experiences have a temporal dimension, and several approaches have been proposed to capture changes in sensations with time.

July 10, 2012
Tutorial
Temporal Methods
Time Intensity
Temporal Dominance Of Sensations (TDS)
Temporal Order of Sensations (TOS)
Progressive Profiling (PP)

You know what you like, but what about everyone else? A case study on incomplete block segmentation of white-bread consumers

“One man‘s meat is another man‘s poison.” There will always be a wide range of consumer liking response across any product category.

June 20, 2012
Oral Presentation
Cluster Analysis
Incomplete Block Segmentation
Consumer
Consumer Testing
Individual Differences

Sweet and powerful: A two-attribute time intensity study of fruit liqueur / Doux et puissant: Une étude de deux attribut de temps l'intensité de la liqueur de fruits

Time intensity (TI) methods are used to measure perceived changes in the intensity of one, or sometimes two, sensory attributes over time in a product...

June 3, 2012
Oral Presentation
Time Intensity
Temporal Methods
Descriptive Analysis
Sensory Evaluation
Trained Panel

A new method for analyzing time intensity curves based on the gamma distribution

A new method for analyzing time intensity curves based on the gamma distribution Single-attribute time-intensity (TI) analysis is used to determine how...

May 27, 2012
Poster
Time Intensity
Temporal Methods
Data Analysis
Statistics
Principal Component Analysis (PCA)

Refinement of a statistical framework for an own-brand large-scale consumer quality program

Retailers benefit from understanding how consumers perceive the quality and value of their own-brand offerings, but a systematic approach is necessary...

September 4, 2011
Oral Presentation
Test Methodologies
Paired Comparisons
Consumer
Consumer Testing
Statistics

Distribution assumptions underlying consumer testing

To evaluate in-market products, routine sensory quality tests are conducted using verified consumers.

June 11, 2011
Poster
Test Methodologies
Paired Comparisons
Sensory Evaluation
Consumer
Consumer Testing

Shortlisting before ranking: perception of wine region quality by Ontario consumers

Shortlisting Before Ranking A choose-all-that-apply (CATA) question allows respondents to select multiple answers from a list.

October 27, 2010
Poster
Ranking

The effect of an incomplete block design on consumer segmentation

This presentation examines how balanced incomplete block designs – commonly used in wine and alcohol beverage studies to avoid intoxication, carryover,...

July 25, 2010
Oral Presentation
Balanced Incomplete Block (BIB)
Samples & Design
Consumer
Consumer Testing
B-Cluster Analysis

Best practices in sensory equivalence testing

Sensory professionals seeking guidance in best practices often turn to publications from standards organizations such as ISO and ASTM.

July 25, 2010
Oral Presentation
Discrimination Testing
Sensory Discrimination Testing
Statistics
Sensory Professionals
Test Methodologies

Statistical approaches to sensory quality control

Sensory analysis for food and beverage quality control Producing products of reliable quality is vitally important to the food and beverage industry.

May 24, 2010
Book Chapter
Quality Control
Sensory Evaluation
Test Methodologies
Trained Panel
Statistics

Similarity testing & equivalence testing

Research on equivalence testing methods for sensory product matching and substitution decisions.

April 22, 2010
Oral Presentation
Equivalence

Equivalence testing: A brief review

Equivalence testing has applications that include ingredient substitution and product matching.

April 21, 2010
Peer Reviewed Paper
Statistics
Test Methodologies

Segmentation of BIB consumer liking of high-fatigue products: Sensory confirmation of statistical methods

Consumer testing of products which create sensory fatigue have a number of serious challenges.

July 26, 2009
Poster
Balanced Incomplete Block (BIB)
Samples & Design
Incomplete Block Segmentation
Sensory Evaluation
Descriptive Analysis

Do panellists donkey vote in sensory Choose-All-That-Apply questions?

A so-called donkey voter selects candidates according to position on an election ballot.

July 26, 2009
Oral Presentation
Check-All-That-Apply (CATA)
Consumer Testing
Untrained Assessors
Consumer Data Quality
Beverages

Does purchase history increase the validity of consumer panels? A case study

In a random sampling of consumers, it is not unusual to have a proportion of the panellists who are neither users or purchasers of the product.

July 26, 2009
Poster
Consumer Testing
Consumer Data Quality
Personal Care
Statistics

Experimental consideration for the use of Check-All-That-Apply (CATA) questions to describe the sensory properties of orange juices

Check-all-that-apply (CATA) questions have been used in consumer studies to determine key sensory attributes characterizing a specific product.

July 26, 2009
Poster
Check-All-That-Apply (CATA)
Consumer
Consumer Testing
Beverages
Consumer Data Quality

Measuring physical sensations

In: The Institute of Food Technologists Annual Meeting + Food Expo 2008 .

July 28, 2008
Poster
Sensory Evaluation

Consumer segmentation of BIB liking data of 12 cabernet sauvignon wines: A case study

Consumer testing of beverage alcohol has a number of serious challenges.

July 21, 2008
Poster
Balanced Incomplete Block (BIB)
Consumer Testing
Alcoholic Beverages
Cluster Analysis
Imputation