Research Catalog

Title

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

Publication

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

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Additional Authors

• Cohen, Michael L.
• Rolph, John E.
• Steffey, Duane L.
• National Research Council (U.S.). Panel on Statistical Methods for Testing and Evaluating Defense Systems.

Description

xiii, 226 pages; 23 cm

Subject

• United States > Armed Forces > Weapons systems > Testing > Statistical methods

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-220) and index.

Contents

Pt. I. Applications of Statistical Principles to Defense Acquisition. 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 -- Pt. II. Applications of Statistical Methods to Operational Testing. 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. A. Case Studies and System Descriptions -- B. Abstracts of Background Papers -- C. A Potential Taxonomy for Operational Tests -- D. Elements of ISO 9000 -- E. Glossary and Acronyms.

ISBN

0309065518 (pbk.)

LCCN

98009065

OCLC

• 38890773
• ocm38890773

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