Sensory Evaluation Methods

Online

Explore the methods used in the sensory evaluation of consumer products, including discrimination testing (thresholds, difference tests), scaling and descriptive analysis (principles, applications, descriptive analysis methods). Understand when instrumental measurements of sensory properties are warranted. Learn the univariate and multivariate statistical techniques used to analyze sensory evaluation data.

Academic Units
4
Section Number
253SNF352
Instruction Method
Online class

Prerequisites

College Level Statistics Course - Foundations of Sensory Science

 

Technical Requirements

https://cpe.ucdavis.edu/areas-study/online-programs/technical-requirements This course will use the statistical program R https://www.r-project.org/

Section Course Materials

Course Reader - Cognella

Mandatory