Measuring Discomfort from Glare: Recommendations for Good Practice

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September 7, 2021

S. Fotios , M. Kent

This article presents a review of the methods used for subjective evaluation of discomfort from glare, focusing on the two procedures most frequently used in past research – adjustment and category rating. Evidence is presented to demonstrate that some aspects of these procedures influence the evaluation, such as the range of glare source luminances available in an adjustment procedure, leading to biased evaluations and which hence reduce the reliability and validity of the data. The article offers recommendations for good practice when using these procedures and also suggests alternative methods that might be explored in further work.

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S. Fotios & M. Kent (2020) Measuring Discomfort from Glare: Recommendations for Good Practice, LEUKOS, DOI: 10.1080/15502724.2020.1803082

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