Cross-element validation in multiagent-based simulation: Switching learning mechanisms in agents

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Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2003, Pages

  Takadama, Keiki ^a   Suematsu, Yutaka L ^a   Sugimoto, Norikazu ^a   Nawa, Norberto E ^a   Shimohara, Katsunori ^a  

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Author keywords

Bargaining Game; Comparison Of Different Learning Mechanisms; Multiagent based Simulation; Validation

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EID: 3042554821     PISSN: 14607425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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