An Information Value Metric for Cost Data Structures,

Abstract

Efforts in OSD(PA&E) to obtain more detailed total-program-cost estimates for a major weapon system (Program 'A') motivated the development of a way to calculate the amount of detail in a cost reports. The resulting measure, called the Equivalent Equal-Value Cateogyr (EEVC) measure, is derived from a basic formula of the statistical theory of communication. The EEVC measure is applied to cost estimates of Program 'A' and of analogous programs, and to pertinent cost reporting outlines. Limitations of the EEVC measure are discussed, its current implementation is described, and areas for its further development are indicated.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA160941

Entities

People

  • Bryan C. Jack

Organizations

  • Office of the Secretary of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Applied Mathematics
  • Cost Analysis
  • Cost Estimates
  • Costs
  • Data Sets
  • Databases
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Information Theory
  • Life Cycle Costs
  • Life Cycles
  • Mathematics
  • Probability
  • Procurement
  • Weapon Systems
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis