An Informative Interpretation of Decision Theory: The Information Theoretic Basis for Signal-to-Noise Ratio and Log Likelihood Ratio

Effect of signal to noise ratio on the speech perception ability of older adults

Background: Speech perception ability depends on auditory and extra-auditory elements. The signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) is an extra-auditory element that has an effect on the ability to normally follow speech and maintain a conversation. Speech in noise perception difficulty is a common complaint of the elderly. In this study, the importance of SNR magnitude as an extra-auditory effect on speech...

On the Definition of Signal-To-Noise Ratio and Contrast-To-Noise Ratio for fMRI Data

Signal-to-noise ratio, the ratio between signal and noise, is a quantity that has been well established for MRI data but is still subject of ongoing debate and confusion when it comes to fMRI data. fMRI data are characterised by small activation fluctuations in a background of noise. Depending on how the signal of interest and the noise are identified, signal-to-noise ratio for fMRI data is rep...

Digital Transmission : Carrier - to - Noise Ratio , Signal - to - Noise Ratio , and Modulat ion Error Ratio

An Interpretation of the Log Likelihood Ratio as a Measure of Waveform Coder Performance

0096-3518/80/0600-0318$00.75 © 1980 IEEE Abstract—The log likelihood measure has been widely used in speech research for comparing speech signals. Recently, it has been proposed as a measure for assessing the quality of coded speech. In this paper we present an interpretation of the log likelihood ratio measure within the theoretical framework of a waveform coder distortion model. We then discu...

Signal-to-Noise Ratio Estimation

Of the many measures that characterize the performance of a communication receiver, signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) is perhaps the most fundamental in that many of the other measures directly depend on its knowledge for their evaluation. In the design of receivers for autonomous operation, it is desirable that the estimation of SNR take place with as little known information as possible regarding o...