Field Testing: Methodological Considerations and a Specific Example,

Abstract

The report discusses an example of how experimental controls can be used in an operating environment. A field test of this sort requires that the initial problem be well defined, and that the design of the test is clearly and simply related to the problem. Too often test designs become unwieldly and overly complex because the design incorporates too many operations. A field test of this kind is designed to obtain relatively precise information about a specific problem and a few variables rather than uncertain and confounded information about a wide ranging problem. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0731017

Entities

People

  • R. J. Kaplan
  • T. S. Donaldson

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biological Phenomena
  • Environment
  • Field Tests

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Theoretical Analysis.