Criticism of statistical energy analysis for the calculation of sound insulation—Part 1: Single partitions

Crocker and Price⁴ employed the method of statistical energy analysis to calculate the sound insulation of single and double partitions. This paper deals with the degree of agreement between the results obtained by this method for sound insulation of single partitions and measured values.In addition, the advantages and disadvantages of this method compared with classical methods are discussed. A comparison between the statistical energy analysis method and classical methods for the calculation of the sound insulation of single partitions is made.