Statistics, Testing, and Defense Acquisition:

New Approaches and Methodological Improvements

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Publication Year:1998

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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, National Research Council
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For every weapons system being developed, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) must make a critical decision: Should the system go forward to full-scale production? The answer to that question may involve not only tens of billions of dollars but ...
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Front Matter	i-xiv
Executive Summary	1-8	(skim)
1 Introduction	9-19	(skim)
2 Operational Testing and System Acquisition	20-33	(skim)
3 A New Paradigm for Testing and Evaluation in Defense Acquisition	34-49	(skim)
4 Upgrading Statistical Methods for Testing and Evaluation	50-60	(skim)
5 Improving Operational Test Planning and Design	61-86	(skim)
6 Analyzing and Reporting Test Results	87-100	(skim)
7 Assessing Operational Suitability	101-126	(skim)
8 Testing Software-Intensive Systems	127-136	(skim)
9 Using Modeling and Simulation in Test Design and Evaluation	137-156	(skim)
10 Increasing Access to Statistical Expertise for Operational Testing	157-164	(skim)
Appendix A Case Studies and System Descriptions	165-190	(skim)
Appendix B Abstracts of Background Papers	191-193	(skim)
Appendix C A Potential Taxonomy for Operational Tests	194-203	(skim)
Appendix D Elements of ISO 9000	204-209	(skim)
Appendix E Glossary and Acronyms	210-214	(skim)
References	215-220	(skim)
Biographical Sketches of Panel Members and Staff	221-226	(skim)

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For every weapons system being developed, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) must make a critical decision: Should the system go forward to full-scale production? The answer to that question may involve not only tens of billions of dollars but also the nation's security and military capabilities. In the milestone process used by DOD to answer the basic acquisition question, one component near the end of the process is operational testing, to determine if a system meets the requirements for effectiveness and suitability in realistic battlefield settings. Problems discovered at this stage can cause significant production delays and can necessitate costly system redesign.

This book examines the milestone process, as well as the DOD's entire approach to testing and evaluating defense systems. It brings to the topic of defense acquisition the application of scientific statistical principles and practices.

Statistics, Testing, and Defense Acquisition:

New Approaches and Methodological Improvements

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