NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 3 results Save | Export
Sign Detection Theory and Its Applications.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Heine, M. H. – Information Processing and Management, 1984
Offers characterization of sign-transmission which is more general than conventional signal-transmission theory. Concepts and terminology, formal description of individual communications process, reconciliation with classical signal-detection theory, applications of sign-detection formalism to information retrieval on MEDLINE database, and a…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Cognitive Processes, Communication (Thought Transfer), Information Retrieval
Design Requirements for Decision Support Systems for RDT&E.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Stephenson, Robert W.; Stephenson, Matilde K. – Information Processing and Management, 1983
Outlines design requirements for situation description, policy specifications, and decision consequences feedback systems of type that could be used to help manage Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) portfolios for large organizations. Several systems are described, and three additional systems design characteristics are…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Programs, Decision Making, Man Machine Systems
Coding for Recording and Recall of Information.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Kochen, Manfred – Information Processing and Management, 1984
Explores potential of mathematical theory of communication for information science and examines question of how to encode a message at time it is encountered for subsequent recall. Examples of problem, a prototype computer program and experiment, coding as embedding in associational nets, and nature of information are discussed. (Nine references.)…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Communication (Thought Transfer), Computer Software, Information Retrieval