Development and Evaluation of a Content Analytic Approach to Army Field System Organization.
Abstract
The logic, methods, and results of a study into the derivation of a content analytic approach to Army field system data organization are described. The first steps of the program involved a linguistic analysis of a set of battlefield messages and multidimensional scaling analysis of a sample of messages representing all information classes yielded by the linguistic analysis. Four multidimensional scaling analyses were completed. Each was based on the linguistic similarity perceptions of one of four experienced battlefield analysts. High agreement was found among the factorial structures yielded by the data of each battlefield analyst. Accordingly, an overall analysis was completed, and 15 factors were identified as representing the perceptual substrate of the Army field information linguistic system. On the basis of the derived factors, a battlefield language taxonomy was developed. The taxonomy was tested in two separate field oriented experiments. The results of these experiments indicated that intelligence analysts can classify messages reliably within the taxonomy and that they can reliably use the taxonomy for inquiry purposes. Moreover, adeuate subjective confidence was expressed by the analysts in the use of the system. Finally, a computer system for automatic classification of battlefield messages is presented.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1977
- Accession Number
- ADA042075
Entities
People
- Arthur I. Siegel
- Mark G. Pfeiffer
- Tom M. Warms