Statistics, Testing, and Defense Acquisition : New Approaches and Methodological Improvements.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (240 pages)
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.