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Sensory Stability Index (SSI)
Scientific Thesis
SSI helps separate judge-generated score change from genuine change in dish performance across samples, time, or service conditions.
Position within CAMS
This part constructs the quantitative indicators of CAMS. The purpose is not to reduce a person to a number, but to make drift, consistency, confidence, and stability visible and reviewable rather than hidden inside unexamined judgment.
The subject of “Sensory Stability Index (SSI)” is treated as an operationally definable component rather than a general verbal opinion. The term must be connected to a specific judging event, retainable data, and a declared method for distinguishing observation from inference. This separation prevents personal expertise from becoming authority that cannot be reviewed.
Proposed Foundational Rule
SSI helps separate judge-generated score change from genuine change in dish performance across samples, time, or service conditions. This rule is a foundational hypothesis within the new science. Its future strength depends on testing, reapplication, and comparison of results, not on declaration alone. A clear distinction is maintained between founding a scientific field and claiming that all of its laws have already received empirical confirmation.
Operational Definition and Measurement
Indicators are calculated from blind rounds, hidden repeats, control samples, confidence ratings, and pre/post-context score differences. Raw values must be retained beside the final indicator so the computation remains auditable.
The process begins by defining the target variable, choosing a baseline, and conducting a comparison under known conditions. Raw score, confidence, time, and stage are recorded before any composite indicator is produced. Values that conflict with panel expectation must not be concealed because they may reveal a problem in the sample, judge, or procedure.
Applied Procedure
- Define the purpose before tasting begins.
- Code the dish and judge and conceal unnecessary information.
- Record score, confidence, and time independently.
- Conduct the required comparison or repeat.
- Calculate and interpret the difference before confirmation.
- Preserve the record for review and verification.
Field of Use
The indicators support judge eligibility, voting weight, chair selection, and the identification of recalibration or retraining needs before major competitions.
Testable Hypothesis
This chapter proposes that integrating “Sensory Stability Index (SSI)” into session design will increase the panel’s ability to explain scores, reduce untraceable decisions, and make professional disagreement analyzable rather than a confrontation between preferences. The proposition must be tested across multiple sessions before final thresholds are fixed.
Scientific Integrity Controls
This is an original foundational work and contains no external reference list. Concepts, laws, equations, and protocols are therefore presented as scientific constructs proposed by the founder, while practical effects remain subject to testing, calibration, and independent review. The absence of external references does not remove the need for evidence; it makes the production of empirical evidence a necessary next phase.
Section Conclusion
This component adds a defined building block to CAMS by connecting a decision with its conditions, source, and method of measurement while preserving the role of human expertise. The goal is not to replace the judge, but to make adjudicative authority fairer, clearer, more responsible, and capable of systematic development.
