Constructs of simulation evaluation

Simulation and Gaming

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 425-440

  Feinstein, Andrew Hale ^a   Cannon, Hugh M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Simulation assessment; Simulation evaluation; Simulation fidelity; Simulation validity; Simulation verifiability

Indexed keywords

EID: 21044444487     PISSN: 10468781     EISSN: 1552826X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1046878102238606     Document Type: Article

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