Copyright 2004 Ken Greenebaum
Implication
for Signal Detection
nThe weaker the signal
n(perhaps a distant twig snap)
nThe more the signal is masked by noise
nCorrespondingly it more difficult to discern
nIntersection between the Noise and Signal + Noise curves represents the amount of uncertainty.
nA stimulus in the intersection range could be:
nJust Noise
nOr Signal (we desperately want to detect)