First May or May Not Be Best,or Cost and Training Effectiveness Analysis in Comparing Training Approaches

Abstract

In the future the Human Factors specialist can expect to plan and conduct economic analysis-oriented training studies called cost and training effectiveness analyses (CTEA). This paper enumerates basic CTEA principles and describes a basic rifle marksmanship training study to illustrate their application.

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