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UNINA9910818964503321 |
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Statistical methods for testing and evaluating defense systems / / Panel on Statistical Methods for Testing and Evaluating Defense Systems, Committee on National Statistics, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council |
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Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, c1995 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (x, 84 pages) : illustrations |
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Soggetti |
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Weapons systems |
United States Armed Forces Weapons systems Testing Statistical methods |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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""Statistical Methods for Testing and Evaluating Defense Systems""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Executive Summary""; ""KEY ISSUES""; ""Experimental Design""; ""Testing of Software-Intensive Systems""; ""System Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability""; ""Use of Modeling and Simulation in Operational Testing""; ""TOPICS FOR FURTHER STUDY""; ""1 Introduction""; ""STUDY CONTEXT""; ""The Defense Acquisition Process""; ""Operational Testing as Part of the Acquisition Process""; ""PANEL OBJECTIVES""; ""STATISTICS AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT IN DEFENSE TESTING"" |
""Operational Testing of Complex Systems"" ""Overview""; ""A Continuum of Information Gathering""; ""Complex Testing Conditions""; ""Effects of Constrained Test Resources""; ""Testing and Evaluation in Nonmilitary Applications""; ""Conclusion""; ""THIS REPORT AND FUTURE WORK""; ""2 Use of Experimental Design in Operational Testing""; ""CASE STUDY #1: APACHE LONGBOW HELICOPTER""; ""Some Issues and Concerns""; ""Choice of Test Scenarios""; ""Uncertain Scoring Rules, Measurement Inefficiencies""; ""Testing Only Inside the Envelope?""; ""CASE STUDY #2: THE ATACMS/BAT SYSTEM"" |
""Plans for Operational Testing"" ""Important Test Factors and Conditions""; ""Possible Statistical Methods and Aspects for Further |
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Consideration""; ""FUTURE WORK""; ""3 Testing of Software-Intensive Systems""; ""ROLE FOR STATISTICAL METHODS""; ""ACTIVITIES TO DATE""; ""FUTURE WORK""; ""4 System Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability""; ""RELIABILITY, AVAILABILITY, AND MAINTAINABILITY TESTING AND EVALUATION IN THE MILITARY SERVICES""; ""VARIABILITY IN RELIABILITY, AVAILABILITY, AND MAINTAINABILITY POLICY AND PRACTICE""; ""INDUSTRIAL (NONMILITARY) STANDARDS""; ""FUTURE WORK"" |
""5 Use of Modeling and Simulation in Operational Testing""" "SCOPE, PROCEDURES, AND PROGRESS TO DATE""; ""CONCERNS""; ""Rigorous Validation of Simulations Is Infrequent""; ""Little Evidence Is Seen for Use of Statistical Methods in Simulations""; ""DoD Literature on Use of Simulations Often Lacks Statistical Content""; ""Distributed Interactive Simulation Raises Additional Concerns""; ""Simulations Cannot Identify the Unknown Unknowns?""; ""FUTURE WORK""; ""6 Efforts Toward a Taxonomic Structure of DoD Systems for Operational Testing""; ""PRELIMINARY WORK TOWARD A TAXONOMIC STRUCTURE"" |
""FUTURE WORK"" ""Appendices""; ""APPENDIX A""; ""The Organizational Structure of Defense Acquisition""; ""APPENDIX B""; ""A Short History of Experimental Design, with Commentary for Operational Testing""; ""THE VALUE OF CONTROLS, BLOCKING, AND RANDOMIZATION""; ""VARYING MORE THAN ONE FACTOR AT A TIME""; ""OPTIMAL EXPERIMENTAL DESIGNS""; ""RESPONSE SURFACE DESIGNS""; ""BAYESIAN AND SEQUENTIAL EXPERIMENTAL DESIGNS""; ""APPENDIX C""; ""Selecting a Small Number of Operational Test Environments""; ""DUBIN'S CHALLENGE AS A SAMPLING PROBLEM""; ""AN APPROACH TO MODELING THE SCENARIO STRUCTURE"" |
""ISSUES AND ALTERNATIVES"" |
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