“Show me the data,” we say. But we don't mean it. Instead of the numbers generated by measurement, which can be billions for a single experiment, we wish to see results. This frequent confusion ...

[This article was first published in Army Sustainment Professional Bulletin, which was then called Army Logistician, volume 2, number 2 (March–April 1970), pages 4–8.] IN AN AGE when weapon system ...