Hi There, I was hoping for a quick clarification on the QUEST pThresholds, and how they relate to simple staircases. In the manual, it mentions that a pThresh of .63 is equivalent to 1 up 1 down, and .82 equivalent to 3 up 1 down. Can someone help me understand why this is the case? I would have th…

There’s a whole literature to read examining this e.g. see https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0042698997003404 but I think the original measurements of where a staircase came from Wetherill and Levitt

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kwilleford August 5, 2019, 2:33pm 2

Hi Martin-- I had the same question. Any clarification?

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