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Author Perry, Walt L.

Title Exploring information superiority : a methodology for measuring the quality of information and its impact on shared awareness / Walter Perry, David Signori, John Boon
Published Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2004

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Description 1 online resource (1 volume)
Contents Introduction -- The analytic framework -- The physical and information domains -- The cognitive domain -- Future work -- Appendix A. Some definitions -- Appendix B. Candidate models -- Appendix C. Spreadsheet model
PREFACE; CONTENTS; FIGURES; TABLES; SUMMARY; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; GLOSSARY; Chapter One INTRODUCTION; Chapter Two THE ANALYTIC FRAMEWORK; Chapter Three THE PHYSICAL AND INFORMATION DOMAINS; Chapter Four THE COGNITIVE DOMAIN; Chapter Five FUTURE WORK; Appendix A SOME DEFINITIONS; Appendix B CANDIDATE MODELS; Appendix C SPREADSHEET MODEL; BIBLIOGRAPHY
Summary Assessing how technology contributes to information superiority and decision dominance a major challenge, in part because it demands quantitative measures for what are usually considered qualitative concepts. The authors have developed a mathematical framework to aid these efforts. Additional work, such as data fitting, experimentation, linking decisions and actions, historical analysis, and gaming will further advance knowledge in this area
Notes "MR-1467."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes English
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Subject Command and control systems -- United States.
Information warfare -- United States
HISTORY -- Military -- Biological & Chemical Warfare.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science.
Command and control systems
Information warfare
United States
Form Electronic book
Author Signori, David, 1942-
Boon, John E., Jr., 1959-
ISBN 0833036165
9780833036162
9780833034892
0833034898