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Monte Carlo simulations show that data collected using the method of constant stimuli yield threshold estimates with the same variability as and less bias than estimates based on data collected using an adaptive trial placement rule. In both cases, the simulation data were analyzed using maximum likelihood; for 100 trials or less, the method of constant stimuli is the better trial placement rule.
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Simpson, W.A. The method of constant stimuli is efficient. Perception & Psychophysics 44, 433–436 (1988). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03210427
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