The multivariate Polya distribution in combat modeling Export

@article{citeulike:3874835, abstract = {This paper investigates the multivariate Polya distribution (MPD) for application in combat models for which enemy targets must be randomly assigned to fighting units. Six sets of actual combat data motivate the allocation model. Scenarios include air-to-air combat, tank, and submarine warfare. Goodness of fit tests are derived which verify the validity of the MPD, and reinforce the notion that multinomial allocation is too simplistic for such combat models. Simulations to determine optimal allocations for minimal combat cost are applied in order to illustrate the role of the MPD in combat modeling. {\copyright} 2001 John Wiley \& Sons,Inc. Naval Research Logistics 48: 1-17, 2001}, address = {Industrial and Systems Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332; United States Military Academy, West Point, New York 10996}, author = {Kvam, Paul and Day, Dennis}, citeulike-article-id = {3874835}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/1520-6750(200102)48:1%3C1::AID-NAV1%3E3.0.CO;2-Y}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/76507040/ABSTRACT}, doi = {10.1002/1520-6750(200102)48:1%3C1::AID-NAV1%3E3.0.CO;2-Y}, journal = {Naval Research Logistics}, keywords = {dcm\_distribution}, number = {1}, pages = {1--17}, posted-at = {2009-01-12 03:04:46}, priority = {2}, title = {The multivariate Polya distribution in combat modeling}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/1520-6750(200102)48:1%3C1::AID-NAV1%3E3.0.CO;2-Y}, volume = {48}, year = {2001} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:3874835 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3874835 N2 - This paper investigates the multivariate Polya distribution (MPD) for application in combat models for which enemy targets must be randomly assigned to fighting units. Six sets of actual combat data motivate the allocation model. Scenarios include air-to-air combat, tank, and submarine warfare. Goodness of fit tests are derived which verify the validity of the MPD, and reinforce the notion that multinomial allocation is too simplistic for such combat models. Simulations to determine optimal allocations for minimal combat cost are applied in order to illustrate the role of the MPD in combat modeling. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons,Inc. Naval Research Logistics 48: 1-17, 2001 IS - 1 JF - Naval Research Logistics AD - Industrial and Systems Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332; United States Military Academy, West Point, New York 10996 EP - 17 TI - The multivariate Polya distribution in combat modeling VL - 48 SP - 1 KW - dcm_distribution AU - Kvam, Paul AU - Day, Dennis PY - 2001/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/1520-6750(200102)48:1%3C1::AID-NAV1%3E3.0.CO;2-Y ER -