Quantitative Indicators for Defense Analysis. Volume III. Appendices
Quantitative Indicators for Defense Analysis. Volume III. Appendices

Author: Bertram I. Spector

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Published: 1975

Total Pages: 150

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The report develops and demonstrates various means of using quantitative indicator technology in analyzing and predicting future international trends. Three generic types of indicators were created to enhance the analysts abilities to estimate future international interaction trends: international, internal, and economic. Issue content, intensity of participation, behavioral tone, and other types of indicators were used. Two innovative methodologies were devised to help the policy analyst: Event patterning for decision analysis which combines usually and statistically the attributes of interactive tone, intensity, and time; and power strategy impact analysis, involving aspects of power strategies in statistical analyses of interactive tone over time. The results were a number of techniques of potential use to the analyst of international behavior.

International Affairs Indicators for Defense Decision-making
International Affairs Indicators for Defense Decision-making

Author: Theodore J. Rubin

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Published: 1973

Total Pages: 58

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A research memorandum provides an overview of progress being made in developing quantitative international affairs indicators for application in Department of Defense decision-making. The goal of this work is to build a selective yet comprehensive data base which will permit the systematic description, in a quantitative form, of developments occurring within and between foreign nations. (Modified author abstract).