ISO 8587:2006描述了一种感官评估方法，目的是将一系列测试样品按等级排列。 该方法允许基于单个属性、多个属性或整体印象的强度评估多个样本之间的差异。它用于发现是否存在差异，但无法确定样本之间存在的差异程度。 ISO 8587:2006适用于以下情况:a）评估员的绩效（培训评估员，确定个人或群体的感知阈值）；b） 产品评估（对样本进行预分类，确定一个或多个参数对强度水平的影响，以及确定全球享乐测试中的偏好顺序）。

ISO 8587:2006 describes a method for sensory evaluation with the aim of placing a series of test samples in rank order. This method allows for assessing differences among several samples based on the intensity of a single attribute, of several attributes or of an overall impression. It is used to find if differences exist, but cannot determine the degree of difference that exists between samples. ISO 8587:2006 is suited for the following cases: a) evaluation of assessors' performance (training assessors, determining perception thresholds of individuals or groups); b) product assessment (pre-sorting of samples, determination of the influence on intensity levels of one or more parameters and determination of the order of preference in a global hedonic test).