The R package fechner for Fechnerian scaling

Thomas Kiefer; Ali Ünlü; Ehtibar N. Dzhafarov

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-10745-0_34

The R package fechner for Fechnerian scaling

Thomas Kiefer, Ali Ünlü, Ehtibar N. Dzhafarov

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Fechnerian scaling provides a theoretical framework for constructing distances among objects representing subjective dissimilarities. A metric, called Fechnerian, on a set of objects (e.g., colors, symbols, X-ray films, or even statistical models) is computed from the probabilities with which two objects within the set are discriminated from each other by a system (e.g., person, technical device, or even computational algorithm) " perceiving" these objects. This paper presents the package fechner for performing Fechnerian scaling of object sets in R.We describe the functions of the package and demonstrate their usage on real Morse code data.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Classification as a Tool for Research - Proceedings of the 11th IFCS Biennial Conference and 33rd Annual Conference of the Gesellschaft fur Klassifikation e.V., GfKl 2009
Publisher	Kluwer Academic Publishers
Pages	315-322
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Print)	9783642107443
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-10745-0_34
State	Published - 2010
Event	11th Biennial Conference of the International Federation of Classification Societies, IFCS 2009 and with the 33rd Annual Conf of the German Classification Society (Gesellschaft fur Klassifikation) on Classification as a Tool fo Research, GfKl 2009 - Dresden, Germany Duration: 13 Mar 2009 → 18 Mar 2009

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Name	Studies in Classification, Data Analysis, and Knowledge Organization
ISSN (Print)	1431-8814

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Conference	11th Biennial Conference of the International Federation of Classification Societies, IFCS 2009 and with the 33rd Annual Conf of the German Classification Society (Gesellschaft fur Klassifikation) on Classification as a Tool fo Research, GfKl 2009
Country/Territory	Germany
City	Dresden
Period	13/03/09 → 18/03/09

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Kiefer, T., Ünlü, A., & Dzhafarov, E. N. (2010). The R package fechner for Fechnerian scaling. In Classification as a Tool for Research - Proceedings of the 11th IFCS Biennial Conference and 33rd Annual Conference of the Gesellschaft fur Klassifikation e.V., GfKl 2009 (pp. 315-322). (Studies in Classification, Data Analysis, and Knowledge Organization). Kluwer Academic Publishers. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-10745-0_34

Kiefer, Thomas ; Ünlü, Ali ; Dzhafarov, Ehtibar N. / The R package fechner for Fechnerian scaling. Classification as a Tool for Research - Proceedings of the 11th IFCS Biennial Conference and 33rd Annual Conference of the Gesellschaft fur Klassifikation e.V., GfKl 2009. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2010. pp. 315-322 (Studies in Classification, Data Analysis, and Knowledge Organization).

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Kiefer, T, Ünlü, A & Dzhafarov, EN 2010, The R package fechner for Fechnerian scaling. in Classification as a Tool for Research - Proceedings of the 11th IFCS Biennial Conference and 33rd Annual Conference of the Gesellschaft fur Klassifikation e.V., GfKl 2009. Studies in Classification, Data Analysis, and Knowledge Organization, Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp. 315-322, 11th Biennial Conference of the International Federation of Classification Societies, IFCS 2009 and with the 33rd Annual Conf of the German Classification Society (Gesellschaft fur Klassifikation) on Classification as a Tool fo Research, GfKl 2009, Dresden, Germany, 13/03/09. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-10745-0_34

The R package fechner for Fechnerian scaling. / Kiefer, Thomas; Ünlü, Ali; Dzhafarov, Ehtibar N.
Classification as a Tool for Research - Proceedings of the 11th IFCS Biennial Conference and 33rd Annual Conference of the Gesellschaft fur Klassifikation e.V., GfKl 2009. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2010. p. 315-322 (Studies in Classification, Data Analysis, and Knowledge Organization).

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Kiefer T, Ünlü A, Dzhafarov EN. The R package fechner for Fechnerian scaling. In Classification as a Tool for Research - Proceedings of the 11th IFCS Biennial Conference and 33rd Annual Conference of the Gesellschaft fur Klassifikation e.V., GfKl 2009. Kluwer Academic Publishers. 2010. p. 315-322. (Studies in Classification, Data Analysis, and Knowledge Organization). doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-10745-0_34

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