Examining the Statistical Rigor of Test and Evaluation Results in the Live Virtual and Constructive Environment

<p>The Department of Defense has mandated that weapons systems undergo persistent and realistic testing in a joint operational environment. Testing for new weapons systems is to occur early and often in an operationally realistic environment in order to identify and correct problems before resolution options become technically infeasible and/or cost prohibitive. Executing the appropriate fidelity of testing solely in the live environment is not always a viable course of action. Advances in distributed testing capabilities combined with the establishment of the technical infrastructure are producing a continually expanding group of distributed capable participants able to play a role in robust joint operational scenarios. However obtaining statistically rigorous results from virtual tests especially those pertaining to Operational Test and Evaluation remains elusive. Several considerations associated with the Design of Experiments for virtual testing are outlined and potential methodologies explored with the aim to ensure rigorous and actionable results are produced when using live virtual and constructed simulations for test purposes.</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>