Duo-Trio: Test Min. Tasters Use Samples
Duo-Trio: Test Min. Tasters Use Samples
Duo-Trio: Test Min. Tasters Use Samples
Test Duo-Trio
Min. Tasters1 7
Basic method Tasters assess the reference (Ref), then the two test samples
(A,B).
Tasters are asked to indicate which test sample is the same as the
reference.
Possible serving orders3: Ref,A,B; Ref,B,A
Example:
Results:
correct responses = 7
total responses = 7
Notes:
Significance – Required no. of correct/total responses2:
1
Indicates the minimum number of tasters required for testing to achieve a statistically
significant result (p < 0.05).
Single tasting: 7/7 7/8 8/9 9/10
2
Figures denote minimum number of correct responses required out of the total
Repeated
number tasting: to conclude
of responses 10/12 the 11/14
wines are 12/16 13/18
significantly different from each other.
3
Serving orders denote possible arrangements of the samples to be presented randomly
to tasters.