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Abstract Details
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Activity Number:
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541
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Type:
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Roundtables
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Date/Time:
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Wednesday, August 3, 2011 : 12:30 PM to 1:50 PM
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Sponsor:
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Section on Statistics in Defense and National Security
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| Abstract - #301131 |
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Title:
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Rigor in Defense Testing and Evaluation: Balancing Best Practices and Implementability
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Author(s):
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Catherine Warner*+
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Companies:
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Department of Defense
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Address:
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1700 Defense Pentagon, Washington , DC, 20301-1700, USA
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Keywords:
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Defense Test and Evaluation ;
Statistical Rigor
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Abstract:
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The Department of Defense Test and Evaluation (T&E) community plans, coordinates, and evaluates the testing of complex military systems. This testing is ripe for the application of statistical techniques and analyses. However, as seen in the recent push by the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation to include Design of Experiments (DOE) in T&E, there are educational and expertise limitations in the T&E workforce that limit the application of advanced statistical methods. In this roundtable we will discuss the potential benefits of increasing the use of statistical methods in T&E. Questions to ponder include: What are the potential gains of increased statistical rigor? How much statistical rigor is enough? Does the principle of diminishing returns apply to the application of increasingly complex statistical methods to T&E? What are the educational needs of the T&E work force to increase the use of statistics in T&E?
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