Analytics and Modern Warfare Dominance by the Numbers

by Taillard, Michael

• ISBN13: 9781137395634
• ISBN10: 113739563X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2014-12-17
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

In a variety of sectors ranging from defense to business to political parties there has been an increasing interest in the use of analytics to predict future trends, calculate outcomes, increase efficiency, assess risk, and optimize decisions. Analytics and Modern Warfare delves directly into the various types of analytics and the way in which they are utilized so that the reader can precisely describe what has happened and what is happening, predict future or otherwise unknown events with great accuracy, and develop custom strategies which guarantee that goals are met and operations reach their maximum potential. Utilizing these methods, organizations of any sort can develop customized strategies that give them a substantial advantage over their opposition. When done properly, analytics can be an immensely beneficial core competency, if one is only aware of what is possible.

Author Biography

Michael Taillard is an independent economist who has done consulting for a variety of global corporations, non-profits, political and governmental organizations, and defense agencies. He has also taught graduate economics at universities across the US and China. His other books include Economics and Modern Warfare, Psychology and Modern Warfare, Corporate Finance for Dummies, 101 Things Everyone Needs to know about the Global Economy, and Introducing Personal Finance.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Preface
Introduction
A Critique of Current Methods
Part I: Descriptive Analytics
Chapter 1) Descriptive Statistics
Chapter 2) Modeling
Chapter 3) Comparative Assessments
Chapter 4) Data Diagnostics
Chapter 5) Challenges and Limitations
Chapter 6) Suggestions for Future Research
Part II: Predictive Analytics
Chapter 7) Probability Modeling
Chapter 8) Correlative and Regression Analyses
Chapter 9) Geospatial Intelligence
Chapter 10) Challenges and Limitations
Chapter 11) Suggestions for Future Research
Part III: Operational Analytics
Chapter 12) Quality Assessments
Chapter 13) Efficiency Analyses
Chapter 14) Risk Management
Chapter 15) Asset Management
Chapter 16) Challenges and Limitations
Chapter 17) Suggestions for Future Research
Conclusion
Afterword
Index