Applying causal inference to understand emergent behavior

Proceedings - Winter Simulation Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 712-721

  Gore, Ross ^a,b   Reynolds, Paul F ^a,b  

^a Modeling and Simulation Technology Research Initiative   (United States)

^b University of Virginia   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMERGENT BEHAVIORS; MODEL ADAPTATIONS; SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

CODING ERRORS;

EID: 60749133519     PISSN: 08917736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/WSC.2008.4736133     Document Type: Conference Paper

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