Consumer Sensory Testing For Product Development Book

Contents: Introduction: Consumer Testing * General Requirements for Sensory Testing * Computerization of the Sensory Laboratory * Sensory Test Methods: Introduction * Acceptance and Preference Tests * Methods Used in Acceptance and Preference Tests * Data Collection Methods * The Questionnaire * Types of Questions * Test Procedures: Projdect Plan * Product Evaluation and Data Collection * The Consumer Panel; Introduction * Sampling * Panel Size for Various Consumer Tests * Panel Selection * Consumer Database Management * Special Problems with Sampling * References * Qualitative Methods--Focus Groups: Introduction * Reasons for Conducting Focus Groups * Advantages and Disadvantages of Focus Groups * Role of the Project Leader * Role of the Moderator * Observers * Participants * Physical Facilities * Other Considerations * Focus Group Procedure * Handling Special Problems in a Focus Group * Quantittive Methods by Test Location--Sensory Laboratory Tests: Introduction * Advantages and Disadvantages * Role of the Project Leader * The Consumer Panel * Physical Facilities * Other Considerations * Quantitative Methods by Test Location--Central Location Tests: Introduction * Advantages and Disadvantages * Role of the Project Leader * Panel * Procedure * Test Facilities * Other Considerations * Quantitative Methods by Test Location--Mobile Laboratory Tests: Introduction * Procedure * Advantages and Disadvantages * Role of the Project Leader * Panel * Facilities * Procedure * Measurement of Product Acceptance * Data Collection * Quantitative Methods by Test Location--Simulated Supermarket-Settings(SSS) Tests: Intriduction * Reasons for Conducting SimulatedSupermarket-setting Tests * Advantages and Disadvantages * Role of the Project Leader * Panel * Physical Facilities * Procedure * Other Considerations * Affective Testing with Children: Physiological and Cognitive Development in Young Children * Sensory Testing with Young Children * Panel * Recruitment of Children * Facilities * Statistical Analysis Methods: Introduction * Design of Consumer affective Analysis * Hypothesis Testing * Selection of Computer Software * Statistical Analysis of Consumer Data * Data Relationships, Correlation and Regression * Multivariate Methods * Quntification of Quality Attributes as Perceived by the Consumer: Introduction * Strategic Approach * Acceptance and Preference Tests * Product Characterization * Modeling of Quality or Consumer Acceptance * Appendices