Accession Number:

AD0857341

Title:

A Confidence Scale for Intelligence Reports: An Application of Magnitude Estimation Scaling.

Descriptive Note:

Technical note,

Corporate Author:

STANFORD RESEARCH INST MENLO PARK CA REGIONAL SECURITY STUDIES CENTER

Personal Author(s):

• Meeland, T.
• Rhyne, R. F.

Report Date:

1967-06-01

Pagination or Media Count:

38.0

Abstract:

The level of confidence placed in intelligence reports with any of the 36 letter-number codes is derived from magnitude estimation scaling. The relative worth of agents is reported. Using values of seriousness of insurgent activities and confidence expressed in the available reports, a practical procedure is offered for a simple display of these two kinds of information and their implications for decision-making. Author

Descriptors:

• *MILITARY INTELLIGENCE
• RELIABILITY
• CODING
• CONFIDENCE LIMITS
• CORRELATION TECHNIQUES
• PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS
• LIMITED WARFARE
• INSURGENCY
• THAILAND

Subject Categories:

• Military Intelligence

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE