Research themes in complex informing

Informing Science

Volumn 11, Issue , 2008, Pages 147-164

  Gill, T G ^a   Cohen, Eli ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Informing Science Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Bias; Complexity; Decomposability; Informing sciences; Learning; Relevance; Research methods; Rigor; Rugged fitness landscapes; Utility

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149295398     PISSN: 15214672     EISSN: 15214672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.28945/444     Document Type: Article

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