Science of Test Research Consortium: Year Two Final Report

The Science of Test (SOT) Research Consortium is sponsored and funded by both Office of Secretary of Defense (OSD) Director, Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E) and by the Test Resource Management Center (TRMC) within the OSD Director, Developmental Test and Evaluation. The consortium members include the Air Force Institute of Technology, Department of Operational Sciences, Arizona State University, School of Computing, Informatics, and Design Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech, Statistics Department and Naval Postgraduate School, Operations Research Department. The SOT research effort commenced in early CY 2011. This report summarizes the accomplishments through the second year of the research consortium. The consortium collectively contributes to the theory of the statistical rigor of test with contributions to the body of knowledge and to the practice of test with applied methods and consultations.