Documentation of Decision-Aiding Software: INFER Users Manual

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Abstract:

The purpose of this manual is to provide users of the INFER system with the background material and the detailed instructions necessary to use and interpret the various functions that INFER provides. The manual also presents the technical concepts inherent in the INFER approach, including various assumptions and restrictions concerning its use. The manual includes case study applications. Because the manual must serve users both skilled and unskilled in the use of probability theory and decision-analytic methodology, it is prepared in a modular fashion. Thus, whereas the initial sections provide detailed information for the naive user, the last section is direct and unelaborated for those users knowledgeable in the approach.

Author(s):
Amey, Dorothy M. ; Feuerwerger, Phillip H. ; Gulick, Roy M.
Author Organization(s):
DECISIONS AND DESIGNS INC MCLEAN VA
Pagination:
0067

Security Markings

DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release; Distribution Is Unlimited.

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Contract/Grant Number(s):
N00014-79-C-0069, ARPA ORDER-3469
Monitor Series:
DARPA
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_8_Building Partnerships; JCA_8.1_Communicate; JCA_8.1.3_Influence Adversary and Competitor Audiences; JCA_2_Battlespace Awareness; JCA_5.3.1_Analyze Problem; JCA_5.3.2_Apply Situational Understanding; JCA_5.4_Decide; JCA_5.3.3_Develop Strategy; JCA_2.3_Processing and Exploitation; JCA_5.5_Direct; JCA_5.5.1_Communicate Intent and Guidance; JCA_3_Force Application; JCA_3.2_Engagement; JCA_3.2.1_Kinetic Means; JCA_2.5.2_BA Data Access; JCA_4.1_Deployment and Distribution; JCA_2.5_BA Data Dissemination and Relay; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_1.2_Force Preparation
Modernization Areas:
Fully Networked C3; AI and Machine Learning
Communities of Interest:
C4I
Descriptor(s):
*COMPUTER PROGRAMS, *CRISIS MANAGEMENT, *DECISION MAKING, *MILITARY OPERATIONS, *USER MANUALS, COMPUTER APPLICATIONS, COMPUTER PROGRAM DOCUMENTATION, INFORMATION PROCESSING, INSTRUCTIONS, ISRAEL, LEBANON, MIDDLE EAST, SYRIA, SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
Field(s)/Group(s):
Humanities and History, Computer Programming and Software, Military Operations, Strategy and Tactics
Keyword(s):
Decision computer program, INFER(Inference)
Report Date:
1979 Jun 01