Chapter 5 argued that substantial improvements in the cost-effectiveness of operational testing can be achieved by test planning and state-of-the-art statistical methods for test design. It was also ...

The books Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics (Wheeler, 1976) and Damned Lies and Statistics (Best, 2001) have raised questions about whether statistics can be trusted. A number of educated people today, ...

From precision medicine to personalized job training, customizing interventions for individuals is often assumed to produce better outcomes than a one-size-fits-all approach. But personalization also ...

Methods of statistical inference (statistical tests, confidence intervals) are sometimes misused or interpreted incorrectly in practice. Also, the methods should be used consistently with statistical ...

Statistical significance is a critical concept in data analysis and research. In essence, it’s a measure that allows researchers to assess whether the results of an experiment or study are due to ...

Demand is at an all-time high for data analysts who can help organizations, technology companies, governments, and nonprofit agencies grasp their organizational, societal, and scientific needs. The ...

Suggested Citation: "1 Introduction." National Research Council. 1998. Statistics, Testing, and Defense Acquisition: New Approaches and Methodological Improvements ...