Evaluations and statistics applied to sensory analysis

  • Level of study

    BAC +5

  • ECTS

    2 credits

  • Component

    Faculty of Science

Description

 

To provide students with the theoretical understanding of inferential statistics necessary for the statistical analysis of data from sensory tests. General problem: extract interpretable regularities from sensory measurements to make the right decisions.

 


The lessons will cover the needs of each pathway, through examples and applications adapted to each.

Hourly volumes* :

            CM : 10 H

            PRACTICAL TRAINING : 10H

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Objectives

Be able to conduct a statistical approach, hypothesis testing, multivariate data analysis.

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Necessary pre-requisites

M1 ICAP Flavors and Fragrances or M1 ICAP Cosmetics

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Knowledge control

60% Final exam (2 sessions), 40% Practical work (written)

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Syllabus

Course:

  1. Data origins and specific problems of sensory analysis.

 

  1. Processing of data from discriminative tests

Statistical hypothesis and interpretation

 

III. Processing of the data from the descriptive tests

Graphical representations of data

Parametric and non-parametric tests

Multidimensional analysis

 

  1. Specificity of some sensory tests

 

Practical work: Apply the concepts studied in class with examples adapted to each course.

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Additional information

Teaching team:
Sophie Tempère

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