Evaluation and Analysis of EFX 98 Assessment Experiences and EFX 98 Assessment Evaluation

<p>The Chief of Staff of the Air Force directed that the Air Force conduct five annual experiments beginning in fiscal year 1998 to explore advanced warfighting concepts relating to the Expeditionary Aerospace Force structure. The first of these experiments was conducted from 12-26 Sep 1998 and focused on technologies and processes related to a possible Air Operations Center of the future. This thesis explores two elements of EFX 98. First the structure of the experiment was examined for ways in which to improve the process for future experiments. Second the data collected with respect to the structure and systems of the proposed Air Operations Center were analyzed in order to make statistically sound decisions regarding the proposed Air Operations Center. The first part of the thesis looked at the EFX 98 structure and provided suggestions which encouraged a design of experiments approach to EFX scenarios. Additionally recommendations for leadership were made to break the exercise paradigm and focus the participants toward data collection. The second part of the thesis examined the survey data collected. With respect to the structure/process survey the mean responses were found to be neutral in almost every regard. Multivariate analysis was used to make recommendations about the construction of future surveys with regard to the survey measures. With respect to the systems/applications survey several statistical inferences were made regarding the various systems and applications and multivariate analysis gave support to the survey construction.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>