| An Analysis of the Biennial Budget Process |
SEP 88 |
68 pages |
| Authors:
Luvenia M. Shuman; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF SYSTEMS AND LOGISTICS
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 | This thesis analyzed a federal biennial budget process from a congressional viewpoint. The thesis examined the reasons for considering the adoption a biennial budget process and explored possible advantages and disadvantages associated with a biennial budget process. A literature search was performed to outline the budget process prior to consideration of a biennial budget process, to determine the original purpose and support for the requirement of a biennial budget submission, ... |
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| An Investigation of Differences in Motivators of Information Systems and Non-Information Systems Personnel and in the Motivating Potential of Jobs in the Information Systems and Non-Information Systems Fields |
SEP 88 |
75 pages |
| Authors:
Janice M. Veneri; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| A survey was conducted to investigate motivational differences between IS(Information Systems) and non-IS personnel. The motivational factors of growth need strength (GNS), group interaction strength (GIS), advanced technology strength (ARS), and change acceptance strength (CAS), were tested as well as differences in the motivation potential of jobs. Control for occupational level differences was achieved by classifying the respondents into one of three job categories: professional/technical, managerial, and clerical/ operations. With ... |
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| Implications of Method-Based Differences in Measuring Job Characteristics |
AUG 88 |
103 pages |
| Authors:
Richard S. Tallarigo Sr; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH
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| The overall objective of this study was to examine if and how workers' self-reports of job characteristics were related to independently rated characteristics for those jobs. Ratings of job characteristics by 223 workers in sixteen jobs were obtained on scales developed by Hackman and Oldham (1975) and Zaccaro and Stone (1988). Independently rated characteristics were derived from job analysts' ratings on the Position Analysis Questionnaire (PAQ; McCormick, Jeanneret, & Mecham, ... |
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| Input Manual for the Army Unit Resiliency Analysis (AURA) Methodology: 1988 Update |
MAY 88 |
107 pages |
| Authors:
J. T. Klopcic; ARMY BALLISTIC RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
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| Since its inception in 1978, the Army Unit Resilience Analysis (AURA) methodology has been applied to broad spectrum of unit-level survivability/ sustainability problems by an increasing number of analysts in the U.S. and abroad. The methodology has continued to grow to respond to special needs that have arisen in the many applications which resulted in the publication of an AURA user's manual to update and standardize runstreams between users. The ... |
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| The Role of the Terrain Analysis Center (TAC) in Managing the Use of Multispectral Imagery (MSI) for the United States Army |
21 APR 88 |
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| Authors:
F. D. Lee; ARMY ENGINEER TOPOGRAPHIC LABS FORT BELVOIR VA
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 | Commercially produced multispectral imagery (MSI) promises to play an increasingly important role for terrain and others in the United States Army in future years. There are several reasons for this. First, some useful types of quality imagery may not be as plentiful in the future as they have been in the past, and MSI can help to fill the void. Secondly, commercially produced imagery is not classified, and is therefore ... |
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| Planning and Analysis: Where's the Beef |
APR 88 |
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| Authors:
Jack E. Leonard; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| The Air Force needs to place increased emphasis on systems analysis as it plans, inside and outside the Planning, Programming, and Budgeting System (PPBS). The current antipathy between military planners (operational judgment school) and systems analysts (quantitative analysis school) must be resolved. The operator/analyst, embodied in the mission area analysis (MAA) concept, can integrate the two schools of thought and produce meaningful analysis. In so doing, three rules must be ... |
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| The Rand Strategy Assessment System at the Naval Postgraduate School |
24 MAR 88 |
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| Authors:
James J. Tritten; Ralph N. Channell; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Report describes the RAND Strategy Assessment System (RSAS) installation at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS). The RSAS attempts to combine the best features of political-military gaming and analytic modeling. THe RSAS can be run in a near automatic mode with essentially two expert systems playing against each other or as an interactive game with human players. In between these extremes, the RSAS can be used as an analytic tool to ... |
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| Game-Structured Analysis as a Framework for Defense Planning |
MAR 88 |
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| Authors:
Paul K. Davis; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| Concepts and techniques are now emerging that could be a unifying influence for strategic analysis of NATO issues. These will make possible multiscenario analysis and the development and testing (through simulation) of complex strategies incorporating a diversity of ideas and capabilities, and reflecting recognition that operational strategy should be adaptive and multifaceted. It is possible that greater consensus will develop within the several analytic and strategic communities, and that this ... |
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| Specialization Agreements in the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance |
FEB 88 |
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| Authors:
Keith Crane; Deborah Skoller; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| Specialization agreements are treaties signed between two or more countries within CEMA under which one (or more) of the participating countries agrees to specialize in manufacturing a specified product to satisfy not only its own needs, but also those of the other participants. The nonspecializing countries agree to either limit or eliminate production of the product to be imported from the specializing country. Specialization agreements are designed to exploit economies ... |
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| Principles for Dealing with Large Programs and Large Data Files in Policy Studies |
FEB 88 |
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| Authors:
R. Y. Arguden; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| The formal training of most analysts covers the theory of statistical and quantitative modeling in great detail. But, because of time constraints, even application-oriented courses provide experience in dealing with only small data sets. My experience at RAND indicates that many real-life problems require analyses of large data sets. Although the theoretical concerns are equally applicable to small and large data sets, some practical concerns (such as data cleaning, an ... |
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| Expert System for Minefield Site Prediction. Phase 1 |
FEB 88 |
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| Authors:
Michael B. Dillencourt; Jonathan W. Doughty; Anne L. Downs; PAR GOVERNMENT SYSTEMS CORP RESTON VA
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| The software design of the prototype Minefield Site Prediction Expert Systems (MSPES) is described. The ultimate goal of the system is to emulate the role of a terrain analyst in predicting likely mine sites. The major components of the system are the inference system, the geographic information system, and the user interface. The inference system is driven by a goal-directed backward chaining mechanisms. The geographic information system is based on ... |
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| Induction of Partial Orders Beats Classification: Improvement to the Cirrus Protocol Analysis System |
14 JAN 88 |
17 pages |
| Authors:
Bernadette Kowalski; Kurt VanLehn; CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIV PITTSBURGH PA DEPT OF PSYCHOLOGY
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| In this paper, we discuss Cirrus, a semi-automated data analysis and model formation system. Cirrus starts with a half-order model for a data set, and induces the remaining knowledge necessary to turn the model into one which can reproduce subjects' protocols. This knowledge takes the form of scheduling strategies for selecting tasks from an unordered agenda. The first implementation of the systems, Cirrus-I, used a standard concept formation approach, with ... |
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| Induction of Partial Orders Beats Classification: Improvements to the Cirrus Protocol Analysis System |
14 JAN 88 |
17 pages |
| Authors:
Bernadette Kowalski; Kurt VanLehn; CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIV PITTSBURGH PA ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND PSYCHOLOGY PRO JECT
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| In this paper, we discuss Cirrus, a semi-automated data analysis and model formation system. Cirrus starts with a half-order model for a data set, and induces the remaining knowledge necessary to turn the model into one which can reproduce subjects' Protocols. This knowledge takes the form of scheduling strategies for selecting tasks from an unordered agenda. The first implementation of the system, Cirrus-I, used a standard concept formation approach, with ... |
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| System Change Request Cost Model |
JAN 88 |
27 pages |
| Authors:
Richard E. Musser; ARMY ARMAMENT MUNITIONS AND CHEMICAL COMMAND ROCK ISLAND IL SYSTEMS ANALYSIS OFFICE
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| This report discusses a cost model computer program developed at HQ, U.S. Army Armament, Munitions and Chemical Command. The Materiel Management Directorate requested the model to help them improve the cost savings estimates contained in system change requests (SCRs) they submit for the Commodity Command Standard System (CCSS) and other computer systems per AMCR 18-17. Army Materiel Command Logistics System Review Committee guidance states the SCRs should contain estimated benefits ... |
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| A Management Analysis and Systems Model of Department of Defense Acquisition Structure and Policy |
88 |
390 pages |
| Authors:
Gregg M. Burgess; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH
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| This research reports the results of a policy modeling study in which a system dynamics simulation model of the United States weapon acquisition system was developed. The model integrates the impacts of the arms race, fiscal constraints, national budget priorities, the Department of Defense acquisition process, competing defense budget priorities, and the structure of the defense industrial base into a single model. The research presents the theoretical bases for the ... |
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| Tropical Cyclone Observation and Forecasting with and without Aircraft Reconnaissance |
88 |
123 pages |
| Authors:
Joel D. Martin; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH
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| This thesis attempts to better quantify the contribution of aircraft reconnaissance to the accuracy of Tropical Cyclone (TC) center fix, motion determination, and intensity estimates along with the impact on track forecasts. It analyzes the impact on TC observations and weather forecasts when forecasters must rely only on weather satellites by concentrating on differences in TC position-intensity and track forecasting which occur between periods when aircraft measurements were and were ... |
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| Cost Estimating Methods Associated with a State-of-the-Art Extension at Lockheed Missile and Space Company, Incorporated |
DEC 87 |
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| Authors:
John I. Morris; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The present Department of the Navy Budget process does not appear to include a completely satisfactory method by which to estimate the costs associated with programs requiring advancement of technology beyond the current state-of-the-art. Navy budget analysts could benefit from an understanding of how cost estimating is accomplished in the defense industry. With these insights, Navy estimating methods might be enhanced by allowing for the validation of the various estimating ... |
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| An Overview of the Army GIS (Geographic Information Systems) Research Program |
23 NOV 1987 |
14 pages |
| Authors:
Elizabeth D. Porter; ARMY ENGINEER TOPOGRAPHIC LABS FORT BELVOIR VA
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| The U.S. Army Engineer Topographic Laboratories (USAETL) geographic information systems (GIS) research program seeks to define GIS requirements for operational use in the 1990's and beyond, and to develop advanced GIS processing techniques that will facilitate detailed, near-real time update and revision and terrain product generation. USAETL has initiated two new work units in the GIS technology base research program. The projects follow an earlier work unit, the Terrain Analyst ... |
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| Mobilization Data Base Management System (MOBDABS) Documentation |
NOV 87 |
90 pages |
| Authors:
Adele Narva; ARMY CONCEPTS ANALYSIS AGENCY BETHESDA MD
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| This document presents the results of the Mobilization Data Base Management System (MOBDABS) study - a project which developed a data base management system enhancement for an existing model. The enhancement permits manpower analysts/planners to query major Army mobilization planning data source using existing off-the-self commercial software and government owned hardware - IBM PC. The application described in this document was designed to assist mobilization analysts ... |
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| Research for Reducing the Labor Intensive Nature of High-Resolution Terrain Analysis Feature Extraction |
08 OCT 87 |
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| Authors:
Daniel Edwards; ARMY ENGINEER TOPOGRAPHIC LABS FORT BELVOIR VA
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| Based on terrain analyst productivity estimates of 1000 man-hours per 15 by 15 arc-minute area, the time required to complete a single terrain analysis of the world's land surface exceeds several hundred thousand man-years. Another dilemma arises from the way we currently store and use spatial data. Current geographic information system techniques emphasize a 'brute-force' search approach to spatial storage, query and analysis. If global high- resolution terrain data were ... |
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| Radar Descriptors for the Classification of Terrain Features |
16 SEP 87 |
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| Authors:
Frederick W. Rohde; ARMY ENGINEER TOPOGRAPHIC LABS FORT BELVOIR VA
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| An approach toward the automated extraction of terrain features from synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery is the development of sets of descriptors that uniquely and unambiguously characterize each feature. This investigation involves a detailed examination of 701 SAR image examples covering 29 types of man-made and natural terrain features. The descriptors represent attributes of the radar signatures from terrain features. The descriptors are developed by means of which image analysts ... |
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| Analysts in War and Peace: MccGwire, McConnell, and Admiral Gorshkov |
SEP 87 |
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| Authors:
Stephen M. Walt; CENTER FOR NAVAL ANALYSES ALEXANDRIA VA INST OF NAVAL STUDIES
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| This paper is an attempt to evaluate the debate between two Western analysts of the Soviet Navy. The material in question is Soviet military literature, and the focus is on Admiral Sergei G. Gorshkov. Our two scholarly protagonists are James M. McConnell and Michael K. MccGwire. There are two major questions. First, was Gorshkov speaking authoritatively in his celebrated series Navies in War and Peace ? Second, what was he ... |
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| A Comparison of the Basket Method and the Stratified Random Sampling for Contract Change Order Negotiations |
JUN 87 |
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| Authors:
Scott W. Fisher; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This study compares two methods of statistical sampling for application in a contracting context. The methods are compared with the intent of demonstrating the superiority of one method over the other in assisting price analysts and contract negotiators in expediting processing of proposals for change orders while maintaining acceptable levels of risk. The Basket Method and Stratified Random Sampling techniques are examined to determine which method allows a more accurate ... |
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| Glasnost' (Public Openness) in the USSR; Historical, Political and Military Perspectives |
JUN 87 |
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| Authors:
Natalie Gross; ARMY COMBINED ARMS CENTER FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SOVIET ARMY STUDIES OFFICE
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| Gorbachev's glasnost' (public openness) policy has generated debate in the Western media and among scholars about the scope and significance of political reform in the Soviet Union. Regardless of their political biases, most Western analysts have based their arguments on limited evidence drawn from official Soviet press reports. This study will examine Gorbachev's policy in a broader historical, conceptual and social context. The paper will briefly outline the origins of ... |
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| Barbarossa, Soviet Covering Forces and the Initial Period of War; Military History and Airland Battle |
JUN 87 |
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| Authors:
Jacob W. Kipp; ARMY COMBINED ARMS CENTER FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SOVIET ARMY STUDIES OFFICE
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| The issues surrounding the German attack upon the Soviet Union in June 1941 continue to attract the attention of historians and military analysts. The nature of the Soviet response to that attack has, as recent articles in Air University Review suggest, set off heated polemics. The appearance of Bryan Fugates Operation Barbarossa with its assertion that the Soviet High Command did, indeed, have a 'realistic plan or operative concept for ... |
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| Extension of Computer Based Algorithms by Operator Analysts and Management System. Bragg-Cell Receiver Study |
28 APR 87 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
Michael W. Rennie; JET PROPULSION LAB PASADENA CA
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| Algorithm development should have two phases: The computer portion and the portion to be incorporated in operator analyst training. A knowledgeable operator analyst should be able to perform analysis beyond the means of any particular computerized algorithm available to that analyst. This follows from the fact that humans can understand the consequences of the limitations of particular computer implementations and correct, in part, for them. Computer based algorithm limitations may ... |
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| Extension of Computer Based Algorithms by Operator Analysts |
28 APR 87 |
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| Authors:
Michael W. Rennie; JET PROPULSION LAB PASADENA CA
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| Algorithm development should have two phases. The computer portion and the portion to be incorporated in operator analyst training. A knowledgeable operator analyst should be able to perform analysis beyond the means of any particular computerized algorithm available to that analyst. This follows from the fact that humans can understand the consequences of the limitations of particular computer implementations and correct, in part, for them. Computer based algorithm limitations may ... |
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| Development of Computer Vision Techniques for Automatic Feature Extraction |
30 JAN 87 |
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| Authors:
Daniel K. Gordon; Richard F. Pascucci; AUTOMETRIC INC FALLS CHURCH VA
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| In previous work, 52 descriptors (feature identifiers) and 501 descriptor sets were identified as being used by image analysts for the characterization of features found in radar imagery. In the research investigation described herein, the descriptor sets were tested and validated. Following this, computer vision techniques were identified and developed to automatically recognize these descriptor sets. The identification procedure includes image preprocessing (e.g., edge enhancement, density slicing, neighborhood encoding and ... |
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| Terrain Analyst Work Station (TAWS) Demonstrations |
16 DEC 86 |
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| Authors:
Mark A. Sither; ARMY ENGINEER TOPOGRAPHIC LABS FORT BELVOIR VA
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| The Terrain Analyst Work Station (TAWS) project was initiated by the U.S. Army Engineer Topographic Laboratories (USAETL) to develop a prototype system to meet the Army's requirements for providing accurate and timely terrain and environmental information used in making critical military planning and operational decisions. TAWS is designed for use by Army terrain analysts and is being demonstrated in the laboratory and in conjunction with a series of Army Field ... |
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| Application of Halstead's Timing Model to Predict the Compilation Time of Ada Compilers |
DEC 86 |
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| Authors:
Dennis M. Miller; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
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| With the development of Ada, the official programming language of the DoD, methods are needed to validate and evaluate various Ada compilers to determine if the compilers meet the DoD requirements. This thesis introduces a new tool using Halstead's Software Science theory to predict compile time and to evaluate the efficiency of alternative Ada compilers. The analysis was accomplished by selecting a model based on Halstead's time equation. Once the ... |
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| Analysis Earnings Forecast: An Alternative Data Source for Failure Prediction |
NOV 86 |
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| Authors:
O. D. Moses; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This study investigates four properties of earnings forecasts made by financial analysts to determine if systematic differences in these properties exists failing and healthy firms. The four properties are: The level of forecasts, forecast error, forecast bias, and forecast dispersion. Measures reflecting the four properties are used in models to distinguish failing and healthy firms and predict future bankruptcy. Results indicate that measures developed from analysts forecasts of future earnings ... |
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| DINAA: The Dynamic Intelligence Assessment Aid |
NOV 86 |
46 pages |
| Authors:
Matthew A. Probus; Michael L. Donnell; SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORP MCLEAN VA
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| The Dynamic Intelligence Assessment Aid (DINAA) is designed to assist military intelligence analysts in revising judgments on an enemy's most likely avenue of approach as new information arrives. When a message is received, the analyst assesses, for each avenue of approach. The likelihood that the reported event would occur if the enemy were actually using that avenue of approach. DINAA then applies Bayes' Theorem to the user's assessments and generates ... |
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| Automated Radar Image Analysis Research in Support of Military Needs |
OCT 86 |
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| Authors:
Frederick W. Rohde; Pi-Fuay Chen; Richard A. Hevenor; ARMY ENGINEER TOPOGRAPHIC LABS FORT BELVOIR VA
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| Synthetic aperture radars (SAR) are high resolution radars that can be used for reconnaissance, surveillance, and terrain analysis. The high resolution in range and azimuth is achieved by pulse compression and phase history processing, respectively. SAR images have much in common with optical images such as aerial photographs. Both are characterized by tones, patterns, shapes, and shadows. There are, however, significant differences between SAR and optical images due to the ... |
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| Tests of the Usefulness of Analyst Earnings Forecast Data in Predicting Bankruptcy of Public Corporations |
OCT 86 |
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| Authors:
O. D. Moses; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This study investigate five properties of earnings forecasts made by financial analysts to determine if systematic differences in these properties exists between failing and healthy firms. The five properties are: The level of forecasts, forecast error, forecast bias, forecast dispersion and revisions in forecasts. Measures reflecting the five properties are used in models to distinguish failing and healthy firms and predict future bankruptcy. Keywords: Statistical analysis; Multivariate models; Univariate analysis. ... |
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| Logic Programming and Knowledge Base Maintenance |
30 SEP 86 |
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| Authors:
Kenneth A. Bowen; SYRACUSE UNIV NY SCHOOL OF COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
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| The maintenance of large volatile knowledge bases is the focus of this project. The viewpoint from which the study is being conducted is that of certain extensions of current logic programming systems, primarily the so-called metalanguage systems in which a logic programming language is amalgamated with a portion of its metalanguage. Major thrusts of the work include (1) study of the extent to which such representation mechanisms as frames and ... |
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| Psychological Type and Analysis of Preferred Negotiation Strategies and Tactics of United States Air Force Contract Negotiators |
SEP 86 |
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| Authors:
Charan M. Johnstone; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF SYSTEMS AND LOGISTICS
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| This thesis identified the psychological types of contract negotiators and determined whether their preferences for negotiating strategies and tactics, and their perceptions of contractors' tactics, were correlated with their psychological types. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and a questionnaire asking for rankings of pre-selected negotiating strategies and tactics, and frequency rankings of contractor's tactics, were administered to contracting officers and price analysts assigned to AFSC/ASD. Ninety-nine useful responses from 69 ... |
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| A Model for and Method of Predicting High Quality Army Enlistment Contracts |
SEP 86 |
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| Authors:
Jack E. Faires; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| There are many variables that contribute to the explanation of why a person enlists in the Army. To efficiently manage personnel policy in regards to the recruitment process, the impact and significance of these variables needs to be fully understood. Ordinary least squares regression analysis is a powerful and useful tool in helping to explain the interaction of these variables. The understanding of the theories and methods behind this approach ... |
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| An Expert System for Tutoring Intelligence Analysts |
JUN 86 |
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| Authors:
Richard O. Melvin; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
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| Intelligent Computer Aided Instruction (ICAI) allows a computer to perform some of the functions normally performed by a human instructor. This thesis describes the design and implementation of an ICAI system which presents radar principles to a student, tests him, finds out why he made an error, and then corrects the error. To allow the system to be used for different subject domains, the knowledge required to teach was kept ... |
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| Cumulative Probability Tables for Testing Consensus in Ranking Experiments |
MAY 86 |
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| Authors:
Michael A. Crombie; Jennifer Webb; ARMY ENGINEER TOPOGRAPHIC LABS FORT BELVOIR VA
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| Probability tables are provided that will enable analysts to test for consensus among N judges when comparisons are made R at a time of M items. The purpose of the tables is to provide a statistical basis for determining whether rank ordering of alternatives can best be determined by reviewing the M options all at once or ranking R < M at a time. Keywords: J statistic; Monte Carlo; Ranking ... |
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| Science and Technology Analyst's Assistant. Revision |
JAN 86 |
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| Authors:
Andrew S. Cromaty; Thomas L. Adams; James F. Cunningham; Carl J. Tollander; ADVANCED DECISION SYSTEMS MOUNTAIN VIEW CA
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| We describe a research prototype software system named ASTA (assistant for Science and Technology Analysis) that employs artificial intelligence technology to interpret radar signals and infer the probable nature of the radar system that produces them. Such analyses are of interest, for example, to engineers who wish to reverse-engineer an electronic system. Architecturally, ASTA is a multiple-process consulting expert system operating in a personal workstation environment. It comprises two principal ... |
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| The Terrain Analyst Work Station |
86 |
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| Authors:
G. Michael Hardaway; Elizabeth D. Porter; ARMY ENGINEER TOPOGRAPHIC LABS FORT BELVOIR VA
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| The Terrain Analyst Work Station (TAWS) project was initiated by the U.S. Army Engineer Topographic Laboratories to develop a prototype system to meet the Army requirements for providing timely and accurate terrain and environmental information used in making crucial tactical decisions. The TAWS prototype will incorporate off-the-shelf hardware and will adapt existing software to provide a capability to input soft and hardcopy source information, create, enhance and maintain geographic data ... |
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| A Review of the Debate Concerning the Reagan Administration's Increase in Defense Spending |
DEC 85 |
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| Authors:
Howard W. Couch Jr; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The overall purpose of this thesis is to examine the debate concerning the consequences of President Reagan's defense buildup program on the U.S, economy and its relationship to the Federal debt. The research methodology employed consists of performing a comprehensive examination of the literature compared with available economic data for the period under study. The effects of the rapid buildup on the issues of inflation, employment, long run growth and ... |
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| Retention and Value of USAF Cost Analysts |
SEP 85 |
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| Authors:
Charles F. McNitt Jr; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF SYSTEMS AND LOGISTICS
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| The questions of retention of and value of USAF cost analysts were examined in this thesis. The literature review covered meta-analysis, utility analysis, and human resource accounting to establish the method and validity of quantifying the value of an individual in the language of business, the dollar. The method is applicable to any career field. Published pay surveys and employment agencies were consulted to determine salary information, leading to the ... |
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| The Terrain Analyst Work Station |
SEP 85 |
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| Authors:
Richard B. Marth; ARMY ENGINEER TOPOGRAPHIC LABS FORT BELVOIR VA
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| To fight and win the AirLand battle, tactical decision aids (TDA) must be rapidly supplied to the commander. The Army plans to field the Digital Topographic Support System (DTSS) which will utilize automated terrain analysis techniques to exploit digital terrain data to quickly provide TDA's to the commander. The coverage and content of the digital terrain data supplied by the Defense Mapping Agency will be influenced by national priorities and ... |
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| A Microcomputer Program for the Solution of Learning Curve Computations |
SEP 85 |
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| Authors:
Larry D. Hutchison; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF SYSTEMS AND LOGISTICS
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| The purpose of this thesis was the writing of a microcomputer program that solves a variety of learning curve computations. Based on a review of historical literature and on interviews conducted with cost and price analysts at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, the program integrates a comprehensive file editor with three learning curve applications. The file editor contains features that allow the user to create, edit and review data files ... |
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| What Is a Hill? An Analysis of the Meanings of Generic Topographic Terms |
AUG 85 |
94 pages |
| Authors:
Robert R. Hoffman; BATTELLE MEMORIAL INST RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK NC
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| This report is part of the effort to generate artificial intelligence systems for aerial photo interpretation. Such a system requires symbolic definitions of generic topographic terms, especially if the system is to interact with a human operator. The author analyzes the meanings of terms such as 'hill,' 'plain,' and 'terrain,' and adjectival descriptors such as 'blocky,' 'rugged,' and 'large.' A review of literature on topography, geomorphology, and terrain analysis reveals ... |
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| O&S (Operating and Support) Cost Estimating Guide |
JUL 85 |
68 pages |
| Authors:
INFORMATION SPECTRUM INC ARLINGTON VA
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| The Cost Analysis Improvement Group (CAIG) reviews and establishes criteria, standards, and procedures concerning the preparation and presentation of cost estimates for defense systems and quies them to the Defense Systems Acquisition Review Council (DSARC). This example of a CAIG O&S Cost Estimate Report covering a hypothetical case (F-16X MSIP and F-16A) developed. This will further assist the cost analyst in the preparation of cost-estimating reports submitted to the DSARC ... |
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| On Asymptotic Distribution of the Test Statistic for the Mean of the Non-Isotropic Principal Component |
MAY 85 |
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| Authors:
C. Fang; P. R. Krishnaiah; PITTSBURGH UNIV PA CENTER FOR MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS
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| Data analysts are often confronted with the problem of large dimensional data. In some of these situations, it is customary to reduce the dimensionality of the problem by usign principal component analysis and to perform statistical analysis of the data using the new variables (principal components). For example, the new variables are used in the area of classification. Chestnut and Floyd (1981) used the principal components as variables in identification ... |
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| A Degradation Analysis Methodology for Maintenance Tasks |
MAY 85 |
172 pages |
| Authors:
D. W. Harris; ARMY MILITARY PERSONNEL CENTER ALEXANDRIA VA
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| The modeling performance degradation due to chemical protective clothing has become an area of increasing interest to military analysts but has been plagued by a lack of reliable data. This research effort proposes a methodology for estimating the mechanical degradation of individual soldiers when wearing this clothing. With maintenance tasks as the investigative focal point, applicable areas of work measurement, human performance, maintenance management and degradation modeling were used to ... |
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| A Review of Models for Cost and Training Effectiveness Analysis (CTEA) |
MAR 85 |
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| Authors:
M. Rosen; D. C. Berger; R. K. Matlick; LITTON MELLONICS SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT DIV ARLINGTON VA
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| No methodology currently exists for Cost and Training Effectivenesss Analysis (CTEA) that: Is generalizeable to all Army systems and nonsystems; and Goes beyond the acquisition phase of systems to include the analysis of fielded systems. This project was to identify how these needs would be met through extension, development, or refinement of current methods. No current model or methodology lends itself to CTEA for developing and fielded systems, and to ... |
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