Use of Life-Test Data Analysis Methodology for Analyzing Undesirable Habitual Behavior

Abstract

This report concerns statistical methodology used in the analysis of data consisting of failure times of samples of hardware operated under conditions equivalent to the intended usage of the hardware. Herein, this methodology is applied to sets of longitudinal data of individuals who abstain, for various periods of time, from engaging in undesirable habitual behavior. Although the behavior of interest may be of varying types, the examples given, with one exception, apply to alcoholics and problem drinkers. It is shown how application of the methodology to this of longitudinal data can be developed as a diagnostic tool for use in the treatment of addictions and undesirable habitual behavior, including identifying factors associated with unusually long remission periods, effective comparison of two or more treatment regimes, and characterization of individuals in terms of potential for rehabilitation. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 06, 1979
Accession Number
ADA075258

Entities

People

  • Nancy R. Mann

Organizations

  • George Washington University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Addiction
  • Army Personnel
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Sets
  • Digestive System Processes
  • Drug Addiction
  • Engineering
  • Health Services
  • Hospitalizations
  • Human Behavior
  • Life Tests
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Research
  • New York
  • Operations Research
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics
  • Psychology

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  • Systems Analysis and Design