Ricardo Sanchez

Overview

Commentary

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  Don't Make the Pandemic Worse with Poor Data Analysis

  The need for immediate answers in the face of severe public health and economic distress may create a temptation to relax statistical standards. But urgency should not preclude expert analysis and honest assessments of uncertainty. Mistaken assumptions could lead to counterproductive actions.

  May 6, 2020 The RAND Blog

Publications

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  Toolkit for Weighting and Analysis of Nonequivalent Groups: A Tutorial on the TWANG Shiny App for Two Treatments

  This tutorial describes how to use a menu-driven Shiny app based on the Toolkit for Weighting and Analysis of Nonequivalent Groups (TWANG) R package. It can be used to estimate propensity score weights and treatment effects for binary treatments.

  Jun 30, 2020

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  Realigning the Stars: A Methodology for Reviewing Active Component General and Flag Officer Requirements

  The authors developed and employed a methodology to review general and flag officer requirements in the U.S. military, used results to identify opportunities to eliminate or downgrade positions, and explored the implications of reductions.

  Oct 22, 2018

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  Journal Article

  Exploring the Effect of the Diffusion of Geo-Targeted Emergency Alerts: The Application of Agent-Based Modeling to Understanding the Spread of Messages from the Wireless Emergency Alerts System

  This report examines the effect of the diffusion of geo-targeted emergency alerts.

  Nov 23, 2015

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  Project AIR FORCE Modeling Capabilities for Support of Combat Operations in Denied Environments

  Documents the modeling framework Project AIR FORCE developed to evaluate combat support requirements, basing posture vulnerabilities, operational resilience, and potential mitigation strategies to support combat operations in a denied environment.

  Jul 7, 2015

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  Developing a Methodology for Risk-Informed Trade-Space Analysis in Acquisition

  Through analysis of alternative courses of action and their effects on probability distributions estimated for performance, schedule, and cost, acquisition decisionmakers can understand the implications of certain risk-mitigating actions.

  May 19, 2015

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  Wireless Emergency Alerts: Mobile Penetration Strategy

  This report characterizes the factors that affect wireless emergency alert (WEA) coverage, identifies barriers to public access to WEA alerts, and suggests options for increasing mobile penetration (adoption) of WEA nationwide.

  Feb 12, 2014

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  Commercial Intratheater Airlift: Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Use in U.S. Central Command

  Intratheater airlift delivers critical and time-sensitive supplies to deployed forces, but is it cost effective to use commercial, rather than organic Air Force, aircraft to supply this airlift?

  Apr 8, 2013

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  Journal Article

  Wireless Emergency Alerts: Mobile Penetration Strategy

  The objective of this analysis was to independently assess the coverage and penetration of the Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) system.

  2013

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  Report

  Air Attack Against Wildfires: Understanding U.S. Forest Service Requirements for Large Aircraft

  A RAND study sought to help the U.S. Forest Service determine the composition of a fleet of airtankers, scoopers, and helicopters that would minimize the total social costs of wildfires, including the cost of large fires and aircraft costs.

  Jul 30, 2012

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  Research Brief

  Identifying a Cost-Effective Aviation Fleet for the U.S. Forest Service

  This brief provides an overview of a RAND study to support the U.S. Forest Service in determining the composition of a fleet of airtankers, scoopers, and helicopters that would minimize the total social costs of wildfires.

  Jul 30, 2012

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  Analysis of the Air Force Logistics Enterprise: Evaluation of Global Repair Network Options for Supporting the F-16 and KC-135

  Develops an approach for rebalancing aircraft maintenance capabilities between mission generation units and a network of centralized repair facilities, illustrated by an application to the F-16 and KC-135 weapon systems.

  Oct 30, 2009