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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778748103321

Titolo

Statistics, testing, and defense acquisition : new approaches and methodological improvements / / editors, Michael L. Cohen, John E. Rolph,  Duane L. Steffey

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1998

ISBN

0-309-17419-8

0-309-51964-0

0-585-00227-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (240 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

CohenMichael L

RolphJohn E

SteffeyDuane L

Disciplina

358.4/1807/0973

Soggetti

United States Armed Forces Weapons systems Testing Statistical methods

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-220).

Nota di contenuto

""Front  Matter""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Operational Testing and System Acquisition""; ""3 A New Paradigm for Testing and Evaluation in Defense Acquisition""; ""4 Upgrading Statistical Methods for Testing and Evaluation""; ""5 Improving Operational Test Planning and Design""; ""6 Analyzing and Reporting Test Results""; ""7 Assessing Operational Suitability""; ""8 Testing Software-Intensive Systems""; ""9 Using Modeling and Simulation in Test Design and Evaluation""

""10 Increasing Access to Statistical Expertise for Operational Testing""""APPENDIX A Case Studies and System Descriptions""; ""APPENDIX B Abstracts of Background Papers""; ""APPENDIX C A Potential Taxonomy for Operational Tests""; ""APPENDIX D Elements ISO 9000""; ""APPENDIX E Glossary and Acronyms""; ""References""; ""Biographical Sketches of Panel Members and Staff""

Sommario/riassunto

In the milestone process used by US Department of Defense to answer the basic acquisition question, one component near the end of the process is operational testing. This book examines the milestone



process, as well as the DOD's entire approach to testing and evaluating defense systems.