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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.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States--Armed Forces--Weapons systems--Testing--Statistical methods.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (240 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1998.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- ""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""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-220).
- ISBN:
- 9780309174190
- 0309174198
- 9780309519649
- 0309519640
- 9780585002279
- 0585002274
- OCLC:
- 923257542
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