Statistical Considerations in Designing Tests of Mine Detection Systems: 1 - Measures Related to the Probability of Detection | Zendy

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Statistical Considerations in Designing Tests of Mine Detection Systems: 1 - Measures Related to the Probability of Detection

Author(s) -

Katherine M. Simonson

Publication year - 1998

Publication title -

osti oai (u.s. department of energy office of scientific and technical information)

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Reports

DOI - 10.2172/1031

Subject(s) - statistical power , false alarm , computer science , data mining , alarm , sample size determination , statistical hypothesis testing , constant false alarm rate , estimation , sample (material) , reliability engineering , statistics , engineering , artificial intelligence , mathematics , systems engineering , chemistry , chromatography , aerospace engineering

One of the primary metrics used to gauge the performance of mine detection systems is PD, the probability of detecting an actual mine that is encountered by the sensor. In this report statistical issues and techniques that are relevant to the estimation of PD are discussed. Appropriate methods are presented for summarizing the performance of a single detection system, for comparing different systems, and for determining the sample size (number of target mines) required for a desired degree of precision. References are provided to pertinent sources within the extensive literature on statistical estimation and experimental design. A companion report addresses the estimation of detection system false alarm rates

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