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A logistic prediction model for individual allowable noise levels.
- Source :
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The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America [J Acoust Soc Am] 2008 Dec; Vol. 124 (6), pp. 3544-60. - Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- Annoyance to noise is probably a good measure of the potential for complaint and community action. Each individual's degree of annoyance to noise cannot be accurately predicted from conventional laboratory studies and social surveys. Therefore, a logistic prediction model for individual allowable noise levels has been developed. In a previous paper [K. Furihata et al., Acta Acust. Acust. 93, 73-83 (2007)], an annoyance scale using the most frequently used annoyance ratings related to noise for community noise assessment in Japan was constructed. The dose-response relationships were obtained by actually listening to sounds in a field situation (1474 subjects) carried out at 14 metropolitan cities in Japan. The logistic prediction model was developed using the logistic regression parameters estimated from each cumulative percentage curve of seven annoyance scale scores based on all data (n=2940). To verify the hypothesis, individual relationships between annoyance and L(Aeq, (5 min)) for 24 normal-hearing subjects were constructed using a laboratory experiment. The main conclusion drawn from the results is that if at least one dose-response relation is obtained from each subject, the model can predict whether a sound is annoying or not from its L(Aeq,(5 min)) value. Moreover, validation of the model is needed in a field situation.
- Subjects :
- Acoustic Stimulation
Adolescent
Adult
Affect
Attitude
Child
Female
Humans
Japan
Logistic Models
Male
Middle Aged
Models, Biological
Predictive Value of Tests
Reproducibility of Results
Risk Assessment
Surveys and Questionnaires
Young Adult
Auditory Perception
Environmental Exposure
Noise adverse effects
Psychoacoustics
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1520-8524
- Volume :
- 124
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 19206784
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1121/1.3003080