Statistics, Testing, and Defense Acquisition

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

• 1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 1 Introduction; 4 2 Operational Testing and System Acquisition; 5 3 A New Paradigm for Testing and Evaluation in Defense Acquisition; 6 4 Upgrading Statistical Methods for Testing and Evaluation; 7 5 Improving Operational Test Planning and Design; 8 6 Analyzing and Reporting Test Results; 9 7 Assessing Operational Suitability; 10 8 Testing Software-Intensive Systems; 11 9 Using Modeling and Simulation in Test Design and Evaluation; 12 10 Increasing Access to Statistical Expertise for Operational Testing; 13 Appendix A Case Studies and System Descriptions; 14 Appendix B Abstracts of Background Papers; 15 Appendix C A Potential Taxonomy for Operational Tests; 16 Appendix D Elements of ISO 9000; 17 Appendix E Glossary and Acronyms; 18 References; 19 Biographical Sketches of Panel Members and Staff