GIFSQ Tools · Module 12 — Sensory · Tool 237 of 500
Size a sensory ballot: total rating cells, cells per sample, and the scale maximum from samples, attributes, and scale points.
Try sample values — fills the form with the worked example below.
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Total rating cells
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Cells per sample
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Scale maximum
Equation: Total cells = samples × attributes; cells per sample = attributes; scale maximum = scale points.
Method: ISO 6658:2017 sensory methodology; ISO 13299:2016 descriptive profiling ballots.
Assumptions: Every attribute is rated for every sample on the same scale; one cell per attribute per sample.
Limitations: Sizing counts only — it does not print the ballot or order the attributes.
Rounding: All counts are whole numbers.
This is a calculation aid, not a laboratory report — confirm against your accredited method before citing a value.
Method: ISO 6658:2017 sensory methodology; ISO 13299:2016 descriptive profiling ballots.
Assumptions: Every attribute is rated for every sample on the same scale; one cell per attribute per sample.
Limitations: Sizing counts only — it does not print the ballot or order the attributes.
Rounding: All counts are whole numbers.
This is a calculation aid, not a laboratory report — confirm against your accredited method before citing a value.
Worked example: 4 samples, 8 attributes, 9-point scale: 32 total rating cells, 8 per sample, scale maximum 9.
Enter values above to see results.
Tool 237 of 500 — GIFSQ
