NISTIR 7760 Analysis of Three Different Regression Models to Estimate the Ballistic Performance of New and Environmentally Conditioned Body Armor

The performance standard for ballistic-resistant body armor published by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), NIJ Standard–0101.06, recommends estimating the perforation performance of body armor by performing a statistical analysis on V50 ballistic limit testing data. The logistic regression model is the statistical regression model recommended in the NIJ standard, but depending on the armor system and the amount of ballistic data collected for that system, other regression models may be more appropriate.