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050 00 $aUC263$b.F56 2008
245 00 $aFinding candidate options for investment :$bfrom building blocks to composite options and preliminary screening /$cPaul K. Davis ... [et al.].
260 $aSanta Monica, CA :$bRAND Corp.,$c2008.
300 $axvi, 70 p. :$bill. ;$c28 cm.
490 1 $aTechnical report ;$vTR-501
500 $a"Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense."
500 $a"TR-501."
520 $aThis report describes a methodology and prototype tool, the Building Blocks to Composite Options Tool (BCOT), for identifying good candidate options to use in investment analysis.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 69-70).
505 0 $aIntroduction -- BCOT's structure and flow -- The centralized interface : inputs and outputs -- A notional example -- Conclusions and next steps -- Appendix A. Effectiveness calculations -- Appendix B. Subtleties in the concept of nearness to the efficient frontier -- Appendix C. A genetic algorithm approach for identifying good candidate options -- Appendix D. Changing building blocks or scenarios -- Appendix E. Changing list names (scenarios, focus, etc.) -- Appendix F. Changing parameters -- Appendix G. Array operations used in BCOT -- Appendix H. Excel-based graphics for BCOT.
650 0 $aInvestment analysis.
700 1 $aDavis, Paul K.,$d1943-
710 1 $aUnited States.$bDepartment of Defense.$bOffice of the Secretary of Defense.
710 2 $aNational Defense Research Institute (U.S.)
830 0 $aTechnical report (Rand Corporation) ;$vTR-501.
988 $a20080424
906 $0OCLC