Accession Number:

AD0625947

Title:

THE CHOICE OF ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES IN COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS

Descriptive Note:

Research paper

Corporate Author:

INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES ALEXANDRIA VA RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING SUPPORT DIV

Personal Author(s):

• Blumstein, Alfred

Report Date:

1965-10-01

Pagination or Media Count:

18.0

Abstract:

The model is shown to provide a means for determining the measure of effectiveness as a function of the controllable variables in terms of the relevant uncontrollable variables. The various classes of models are characterized as operational exercises, gaming, simulation and analytical, in increasing order of abstraction. These are applicable to different classes of problems the exercise for last-stage testing of systems, gaming where human decision plays an important role, simulation for complex problems which are internally describable in complete detail, and analytical models to make use of the power of mathematics, especially where an optimum is sought.

Descriptors:

• *OPERATIONS RESEARCH
• COST EFFECTIVENESS
• DEFENSE SYSTEMS
• GAME THEORY
• MODELS
• OPTIMIZATION
• QUEUEING THEORY
• SIMULATION

Subject Categories:

• Economics and Cost Analysis

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE