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Scientific Information Systems

Robert W. Holt

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English
Ashgate Publishing Limited
15 May 2001
This work discusses a synthesis that blends scientific methods with the broad capabilities of computer database information systems. It should aid anyone who is trying to explain, predict or change the behavour of a complex system involving humans. This blend has been developed from research in the aviation industry, but the principles and methods can be broadly applied to other areas. Since the original work was in the aviation domain, many of the specific examples have aviation content. The scientific issues, however, are universal.

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Imprint:   Ashgate Publishing Limited
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Height: 234mm,  Width: 156mm,  Spine: 161mm
Weight:   453g
ISBN:   9780754611165
ISBN 10:   0754611167
Pages:   512
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Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Contents: Overview and introduction; Basic data quality; Scientific data quality; Evaluating theories; Solving problems with a SIS; Structural modeling methods; Dynamic modeling based on states and events; Dynamic modeling based on functions; Personnel selection and evaluation with a SIS; Personal training with a SIS; Analyzing the job context; Information management; Bibliography.

Dr. Robert W. Holt is Professor at the Human Factors and Applied Cognition Laboratory, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, USA. He has pursued group and individual research over several years culminating in pilot/crew research with the FAA. This text combines his psychological research and computer science applications training with the FAA research experiences. He obtained an MS in Computer Science from Virginia Tech in 1990, specializing in modeling and artificial intelligence, and received his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois in Social and Quantitative Psychology.

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