DEVELOPMENT OF PERFORMANCE EVALUATIVE MEASURES

Abstract

The logic of a technique for employing technician 'confidence that a defect exists' for maximizing the probability of malfunction recognition is described. The technique is based on and drawn from parallel thinking in signal detection theory. Operator characteristic curves are derived for a variety of distributions of 'confidence.' Continuous and discrete distributions of 'confidence' are considered as well as single and double criterion levels. The implications of the work for training and posttraining performance evaluation are pointed out.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0663161

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  • Arthur I. Siegel
  • William Miehle

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  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
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