Generalizing Concepts and Methods of Verification, Validation, and Accreditation (VV&A) for Military Simulations

Paul K. Davis

ResearchPublished 1992

This study on verification, validation, and accreditation (VV&A) seeks, for military models and simulations, to (1) provide a simple and realistic framework for modelers, analysts, managers, and recipients of analysis; (2) address important complications that have received too little attention in the past (e.g., evaluation of knowledge-based models such as those representing command-and-control decisions and other behaviors); and (3) discuss how modern model-building technology is changing the way we should develop models and conduct VV&A. The study illustrates many of its suggestions about VV&A with specific examples of language that might be used in reports and accreditation reviews. It sketches elements of advanced modeling and analysis environments that would make such work easier.

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  • Year: 1992
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Davis, Paul K., Generalizing Concepts and Methods of Verification, Validation, and Accreditation (VV&A) for Military Simulations, RAND Corporation, R-4249-ACQ, 1992. As of September 12, 2024: https://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R4249.html
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Davis, Paul K., Generalizing Concepts and Methods of Verification, Validation, and Accreditation (VV&A) for Military Simulations. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1992. https://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R4249.html. Also available in print form.
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