How to report visual angle?
Hi guys,
how is the visual angle usually reported in scientific publications? Do I report the visual angle of an objected presented on a screen horizontally, vertically or both?
Thank you in advance!
Best regards,
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Hi @ToKillTime,
Check how it is reported in the scientific literature relevant to your field; this will be a good indication of what the common practice is in that field. Otherwise, generally speaking, for completeness, and unless you use stimuli that are as wide as high, I would report both vertical and horizontal angles.
I trust you know the trigonometry formulas to calculate the angles, but in case you don't and find it confusing, you can use the online calculator provided by SR-Research: https://www.sr-research.com/visual-angle-calculator/
Best,
Fabrice.
Thank you for your answer @Fab!
I was unsure because I found literature where only one or both dimensions were reported. But I will report both dimension, so I am on the safe side.
Cheers,
ToKillTime