AN INTRODUCTION TO AGENT BASED MODELLING AND SIMULATION OF SOCIAL PROCESSES

Interdisciplinary Description of Complex Systems

关键词: agent-based models;    social simulation;    complexity;    complex adaptive systems;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The paper provides an introduction to agent-based modelling and simulation of social processes. Reader is introduced to the worldview underlying agent-based models, some basic terminology, basic properties of agent-based models, as well as to what one can and what cannot expect from such models, particularly when they are applied to social-scientific investigation. Special attention is given to the issues of validation.

【 授权许可】

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