Personnel Psychophysics: Quantification of Malfunction Detection Probability.
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. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1967
- Accession Number
- ADA074159
Entities
People
- Arthur I. Siegel
- William Miehle