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. 2013 Oct 23;8(10):e76074. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0076074

Table 1. Subjective duration (i.e. difference from the 2 s standard stimulus) estimated by the Quest algorithm for each stimulation frequency (mean of all 30 participants).

frequency (Hz) mean duration estimates (s) adjusted p-value Bayes factor
3.91 0.66 <0.001 0.002
7.71 0.59 <0.001 0.002
15.71 0.50 <0.001 0.01
25.00 0.51 <0.001 0.001
31.14 0.35  = 0.01 0.12
41.71 0.19  = 0.04 0.38
55.43 −0.02  = 0.07 0.74
62.29 −0.18  = 0.88 7.06
71.14 0.01  = 0.35 3.47
82.86 −0.17  = 0.88 6.99
165.7 −0.22 used as reference

One-tailed paired-samples t-tests (corrected for multiple comparisons with the Bonferroni-Holm method) indicate that for frequencies up to 41.7 Hz the estimated duration significantly differed from the duration estimated for the reference frequency; stimuli flickering at these frequencies were perceived as longer. The last column shows Bayes factors, corresponding to the ratio between the probabilities of the null and alternative hypotheses. Bayes factors <0.3 can be taken as evidence for an effect of flicker frequency on perceived duration, while Bayes factors ≥3 indicate that there is likely no such effect. Intermediate values allow no conclusive decision for either of the two hypotheses.