Databases require a management system which is capable of retrieving and storing information as efficiently as possible. The data placement problem is concerned with obtaining an optimal assignment of ...

The Annals of Mathematical Statistics, Vol. 24, No. 2 (Jun., 1953), pp. 220-238 (19 pages) In this paper two closely related heuristic principles of test construction (to be explained in Section 3), ...

“According to an embodiment, a heuristic validation platform allows one or more users, or top performing underwriters to make a comparison between a company’s standard underwriting process and a ...

Heuristic evaluation and usability testing are two of the most established methods to evaluate software for usability. When in doubt, one is the winner. Assessing the ease of use of a software is ...

Author A.J. Cavallo nicely identified the uses, meanings, and limits of the bell-shaped curve for predicting oil production (OGJ, June 6, 2005, and June 13, 2005). I fully agree that the bell-curve ...