Can we have confidence in generic structures?

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 936-947

  Lane, D C ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Philosophy of or; Simulation; System dynamics; Systems; Validation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

GENERIC STRUCTURES; SYSTEM DYNAMICS;

DECISION THEORY;

EID: 0032162773     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: 14769360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2600605     Document Type: Article

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