MarkS
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This is not valid reasoning. You must state the rules of the test beforehand, and then follow them to the letter. The rules must state the conditions under which a trial will be discarded, and the "keep or discard" decision cannot be made AFTER the listener has made the AB choice in a particular trial. Eg, if the doorbell rings during a trial, it is OK to discard it BEFORE the listener has chosen A or B. But if after making the choice, the listerer says, "you know what, I was kinda fatigued, let's drop that one": no. Not allowed.There was more data.
There were 30 attempts but the first 20 were ignored by Mani.
The funny thing about this story is that the first 20 attempts were valid but that data is not properly analyzed it seems.
Mani stated that he could hear what he thought/claims to hear for a long time and reliable.
Remember, this is at his home using familiar equipment and with music chosen by him.
The reasoning used by Mani that only the last 10 attempts are valid (and he would like to ignore the one he got wrong) baffles me but understand his reasoning.