Naval Postgraduate School
Dudley Knox Library
NPS Dudley Knox Library
View Item 
  •   Calhoun Home
  • Theses and Dissertations
  • 1. Thesis and Dissertation Collection, all items
  • View Item
  •   Calhoun Home
  • Theses and Dissertations
  • 1. Thesis and Dissertation Collection, all items
  • View Item
  • How to search in Calhoun
  • My Accounts
  • Ask a Librarian
JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

Browse

All of CalhounCollectionsThis Collection

My Account

LoginRegister

Statistics

Most Popular ItemsStatistics by CountryMost Popular Authors

An Investigation of the Applicability of the Product Limit Estimate to the Statistical Analysis of Sonar Detection Distributions

Thumbnail
Download
IconRoute_76.pdf (1.649Mb)
Download Record
Download to EndNote/RefMan (RIS)
Download to BibTex
Author
Route, Ronald Arthur
Date
1976-03
Advisor
Gaver, Donald Paul, Jr.
Metadata
Show full item record
Abstract
The application of the product limit estimate (PL estimate) to the analysis of sonar detection range data was examined using an empirical approach. A sonar detection distribution was assumed to be known and target lateral range distributions corresponding to likely operational scenarios were derived. These distributions were used in a computer simulation to generate sample fleet exercise reconstruction data. For data of small sample sizes, the PL estimates of the sonar detection distribution were compared with the known distribution and were found to be reasonably accurate approximations for all tactical situations tested. The PL estimates clearly outperformed the more readily computable, yet always optimistic, reduced sample (or empirical survival function) estimates. Finally, confidence intervals about the estimate were computed by using the jackknife procedure and the apparent optimism of the resulting confidence intervals was noted. Confidence interval baseline data is provided for future comparison with results from the estimates generated from small sample sizes. Further research is indicated to improve the usefulness of the jackknife to this application.
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10945/38682
Collections
  • 1. Thesis and Dissertation Collection, all items

Related items

Showing items related by title, author, creator and subject.

  • Thumbnail

    LOW-FREQUENCY ACOUSTIC VECTOR FIELD STABILITY IN THE PRESENCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABILITY 

    Laksana, Fahmi Chandra (Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2018-09);
    The Department of Physics at the Naval Postgraduate School recently collected data from a low-frequency vector sensor system off the coast of Big Sur, California, in May 2018. During the test, signals from numerous surface ...
  • Thumbnail

    Maritime transportation of illegal drugs from South America 

    Atkinson, Michael P.; Kress, Moshe; Szechtman, Roberto (Elsevier, 2017);
    Background: The US invests considerable effort in searching and interdicting drug-trafficking vessels in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific regions. While some vessels are indeed interdicted, resulting in confiscation of ...
  • Thumbnail

    Assessing the possible return on investment resulting from upgrading a subsystem. 

    Chang, Tun-Jen (Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 1993-03);
    This thesis develops a decision aid to assist in assessing the cost effectiveness of upgrading a subsystem. The procedures developed in this thesis are to estimate the time of onset and the magnitude of the degradation ...
NPS Dudley Knox LibraryDUDLEY KNOX LIBRARY
Feedback

411 Dyer Rd. Bldg. 339
Monterey, CA 93943
circdesk@nps.edu
(831) 656-2947
DSN 756-2947

    Federal Depository Library      


Start Your Research

Research Guides
Academic Writing
Ask a Librarian
Copyright at NPS
Graduate Writing Center
How to Cite
Library Liaisons
Research Tools
Thesis Processing Office

Find & Download

Databases List
Articles, Books & More
NPS Theses
NPS Faculty Publications: Calhoun
Journal Titles
Course Reserves

Use the Library

My Accounts
Request Article or Book
Borrow, Renew, Return
Tech Help
Remote Access
Workshops & Tours

For Faculty & Researchers
For International Students
For Alumni

Print, Copy, Scan, Fax
Rooms & Study Spaces
Floor Map
Computers & Software
Adapters, Lockers & More

Collections

NPS Archive: Calhoun
Restricted Resources
Special Collections & Archives
Federal Depository
Homeland Security Digital Library

About

Hours
Library Staff
About Us
Special Exhibits
Policies
Our Affiliates
Visit Us

NPS-Licensed Resources—Terms & Conditions
Copyright Notice

Naval Postgraduate School

Naval Postgraduate School
1 University Circle, Monterey, CA 93943
Driving Directions | Campus Map

This is an official U.S. Navy Website |  Please read our Privacy Policy Notice  |  FOIA |  Section 508 |  No FEAR Act |  Whistleblower Protection |  Copyright and Accessibility |  Contact Webmaster

Export search results

The export option will allow you to export the current search results of the entered query to a file. Different formats are available for download. To export the items, click on the button corresponding with the preferred download format.

A logged-in user can export up to 15000 items. If you're not logged in, you can export no more than 500 items.

To select a subset of the search results, click "Selective Export" button and make a selection of the items you want to export. The amount of items that can be exported at once is similarly restricted as the full export.

After making a selection, click one of the export format buttons. The amount of items that will be exported is indicated in the bubble next to export format.