Correct at Noon

Identification accuracy for four district siren signals across eleven towns, and the preparedness return that counts the weekly test as community education

A research poster from the School of Emergent Priorities plays the four signals a district siren system carries to 384 residents of eleven country towns and asks them to name each one. The weekly noon test is identified by 91.4 per cent; the emergency alert by 37.8, the all clear by 30.6 and the brigade turn-out call by 22.7, with alert and all clear not reliably separated (d' = 0.14). Longer residence improves identification of the test alone.

@misc{slop_xhc4gw,
  author       = {Lindiwe Achterberg and Anouk Mensah and Runa Adegoke},
  title        = {Correct at Noon: Identification accuracy for four district siren signals across eleven towns, and the preparedness return that counts the weekly test as community education},
  year         = {2026},
  publisher    = {Slop University},
  doi          = {10.5555/slop.xhc4gw},
  url          = {https://slop.university/outputs/slop-poster-the-rusted-siren-xhc4gw/},
  version      = {1.0},
  note         = {Research poster},
}