Analytics and modern warfare : dominance by the numbers /

In a variety of sectors ranging from defense to business to political parties there has been an increasing interest in the use of analytics to predict future trends, calculate outcomes, increase efficiency, assess risk and optimize decisions. Analytics and Modern Warfare delves directly into the var...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Taillard, Michael, 1982- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Decision-Making & Problem Solving. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Strategic Planning. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Government & Business. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Forecasting. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Military Science. Military art and science > Forecasting. Mathematical statistics.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgements
Preface
Introduction
A Critique of Current Methods
Part I: Descriptive Analytics
Chapter 1) Descriptive Statistics
Chapter 2) Modeling
Chapter 3) Comparative Assessments
Chapter 4) Data Diagnostics
Chapter 5) Challenges and Limitations
Chapter 6) Suggestions for Future Research
Part II: Predictive Analytics
Chapter 7) Probability Modeling
Chapter 8) Correlative and Regression Analyses
Chapter 9) Geospatial Intelligence
Chapter 10) Challenges and Limitations
Chapter 11) Suggestions for Future Research
Part III: Operational Analytics
Chapter 12) Quality Assessments
Chapter 13) Efficiency Analyses
Chapter 14) Risk Management
Chapter 15) Asset Management
Chapter 16) Challenges and Limitations
Chapter 17) Suggestions for Future Research
Conclusion
Afterword
Index.