Design of Experiments for Information Technology Systems: What Program Managers Should Know About the Plan and Design Phases

Abstract

The framework that encompasses the statistical and mathematical approaches for T and E is called scientific based test design (SBTD). SBTD can be applied to all fields and application areas within the T and E realm. There is no set of T and E experiments in which SBTD does not apply. For example, consider the program manager (PM) who is involved with IT systems and feels that SBTD cannot be applied to his/her respective system because the variable measures of interest in the experiment results in a binary outcome. In other words, did the system work (yes or no)? Although this is a formidable challenge that must be considered prior to running the experiment, it is not a showstopper.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2012
Accession Number
AD1016319

Entities

People

  • Ginger Sammito
  • Rachel T. Silvestrini
  • William Iii J. Parker

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

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  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

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  • Accuracy
  • Acquisition
  • Case Studies
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Science
  • Defense Industry
  • Experimental Design
  • Factorial Design
  • Identification
  • Identification Systems
  • Information Science
  • Military Acquisition
  • Operations Research
  • Regression Analysis
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Methods

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