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Quality & Sensory

Hedonic scale

An affective sensory scale measuring degree of liking, most commonly the 9-point scale from dislike extremely to like extremely.

Real-life application

What a “rate this product 1 to 9” taste-test survey uses when a company decides whether a new flavour is ready to launch.

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